Choice Of The Day

Yet another good one: Un-identified source but got it in my mailbox.

'Mr. Jones, a 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, moved to our nursing home one day. Even though legally blind, he is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and shaved perfectly. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, the nurse provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window. "I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.The nurse said, "Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room, just wait." "That doesn't have anything to do with it," he 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, deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Remember these 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.

Abraham Lincoln is reported to have once said, "A man is just about as happy as he makes up his mind to be."' So, every morning when we wake up, let's make a choice to be happy ...................................Make it a great week ahead!!