State of Mind

I don't know if this has been posted before or not; a friend sent it to me and thought it worthy to share.
Gary/Louisville

State of Mind

A 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, the aide 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