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ATTITUDE

(From Pamela.)
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> > 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.
> > 2. Free your mind from worries.
> > 3. Live simply.
> > 4. Give more.
> > 5. Expect less.
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> >Pass this message to 7 people except you and me. You will receive a
> >miracle tomorrow.