Quote from Forum Archives on September 25, 2006, 8:04 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"Life Offers: 3 Things"

 

Three things in life that, once gone, never come back - Time Words
Opportunity
 
Three things in life that may never be lost - Peace Hope
Honesty
 
Three things in life that are most valuable - Love Self-confidence
Friends
 
Three things in life that are never certain - Dreams Success
Fortune
 
Three things that make a man/woman -
Hard work
Sincerity
Commitment
 
Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman - Alcohol Pride
Anger
 
One thing that is truly constant -
God

 

 

"Bank Account"

 

 

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each
morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and shaved perfectly,
even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.

 

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, I 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.

 

"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, 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.

 

 

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

 

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