How Do You Measure Attitude
How Do You Measure Attitude?
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, 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. ( can only be done through Jesus
Christ )
2. Free your mind from worries. ( To worry is to NOT trust God
)
3. Live simply. ( The earth is the Lord's and the fullness
thereof... appreciate it )
4. Give more. ( If we must have more than God has already given,
then here on earth is all we'll get!! )
5. Expect less. ( God has already given more than we can count
)
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