A Keeper!
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A Keeper! Being a nurse...this one really seemed real and reminded me of some of my patients. Kinda reminds us to STOP for a sec and realize what we do have instead of what we don't have. 
Wendy
Subject: This is a keeper....
The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed
each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coiffed and makeup
perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing
home today. 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."
"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." 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.
Wendy
Subject: This is a keeper....
The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed
each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coiffed and makeup
perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing
home today. 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."
"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." 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.
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