The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup… perfectly applied, moved to a nursing home. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window.
“I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room …. just wait.”
“That doesn’t have anything to do with it,” she replied.
“Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged, it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away, just for this time in my life.”
She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account, you withdraw from what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing.”
And with a smile, she said: “Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less
Source: Lucy Taylor
Reblogged this on paddypicasso and commented:
great wisdom
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Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Thank you for sharing this. What a great and wonderful message!
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Thank you 🙂
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Lovely 🙂
Have a Blessed Day~
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Reblogged this on Stop the Stigma .
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Internalizing this would make for a beautiful life.
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Great lessons to live by.
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Wow these are beautiful posts! 🙂
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Reblogged this on It's a lonely place and commented:
What a wonderful post one to take note of
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Thank heavens fur people like her! What a lovely purrrson! (trills)
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Just lovely
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Beautiful. 🙂 My Grandma too – she is 95! Lol. Hopefully, we can…
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Love this post! It’s a beautiful lesson and reminder for all if us. Must reblog 😉
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Oh this is so spot on happiness is a choice
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Reblogged this on anewperspectiveperhaps and commented:
Beautiful!
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Reblogged this on Sunshinebright and commented:
I like the way this sweet, lovely woman thinks. Big pause for taking it all in.
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Love love this. What a beautiful woman!
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Reblogged this on mombox and commented:
Isn’t she beautiful?? Absolutely love this.
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Reblogged this on She_Who_Hears.
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Neuroscience confirms that the energy of our brain follows our attention. The lady’s attention is on affirming life without any conditions of her karmic ego. I know exactly how she lives because I live exactly the same. Love, create, and share with endless enthusiasm 🙂
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Thank you so much for this amazing and uplifting post! I have re-posted it on my blog (luluopolis.wordpress.com) to share with others. This is such a beautiful reminder of what we are all capable of, and how we can look forward to each day with hope, love and perfect joy.
Thank you! 🙂
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This makes the difference between, well, everything.
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