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This came up on my Facebook news feed. I think it would be nice to give some of our LOs. Their lives would go so much better if they would just except that as we age we must except our limitations.


This 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 yesterday. 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.”


She went on to explain, “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.”


And with a smile, she said: “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, & enjoy every moment.


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📷 : Karsten Thormaehlen

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I needed this today
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As my pastor says, "To rejoice is a choice!"
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I think everyone who has a parent that is giving them grief should give them a copy. I will admit its hard for me to adjust to new situations but I eventually do. We all need to realize that life is constantly changing. Nothing is permanent. That the one person we can and should rely on is ourselves. That no one owes us anything. And the nicer we r to people the more willing they r to go that extra mile for us. I saw it with my Mom. She never asked much of anyone. Maybe that was a minus for her because her sons did not go out of their way for her. But, the staff at the AL and later NH loved her. Even with her Dementia her sweet side shined thru.
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That is the most inspiring thing I have read in a long long time.

Thank you from the bottom of my (happy) heart ❤️
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That is beautiful and so true.

Thanks foe sharing JoAnn.
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Becky, this reminded me of your elderly relative who said "Any day I wake up is a good day."
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Very true. This lady is correct. Lots of things have happened in my life in the last two years that I don't like. But I accept how things are and pick out things and people to be around that make me happy.
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I love it!!
Thanks, JoAnn29.
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