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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 3 J& c- I+ _- R7 U
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
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6 W0 f& S, |( z4 M& L* lnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
) J/ l9 O$ M- x0 y1 eAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
- p9 c$ B7 Q5 ^6 j6 ?he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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, v) M! ?" [6 L7 _) ~5 Q"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having % n5 c6 j9 w0 L/ `. Z
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 5 |( @" v5 R! ~; P* v
2 A6 L- z& U' |% `"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 9 ?8 M$ X0 e) s/ _" X
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
7 ^0 d1 ?5 k! `0 P3 sroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how * E! s! e q3 n: Q% @
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I 1 `" n: P2 o4 e( v
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed ; k; W& e' |# _3 l: p) D
and be thankful for the ones that do. 7 u8 ?+ c) [5 d& T1 H/ c c
% S+ E P8 R' x! V5 XEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new 8 v) v) m7 c5 t* ^: V7 q
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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Just for this time in my life.
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. z; I8 T9 j5 { M d) U+ }! Y
3 b; t6 |% h9 A" c; y+ L8 JSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
! }* k% d4 @0 }. h0 C% p" Oaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
: F0 l7 W/ o# L% H! r7 t8 O$ EI am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
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3. Live simply.
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5. Expect less. |
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