Bank Account.

[secondwind]

BANK ACCOUNT!!!

This is AWESOME ...
something we should all remember.


A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed 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.
Aftermany 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.


I wanted to share this with all DUers.......who I sometimes feel are like family.

[Blue Owl]

1. good stuff

Thanks for the post.

[MissDeeds]

2. Wonderful post

And an especially good one as we face a new year.

K&R

[mkultra]

3. Obama is a corporatist!

:sarcasm:

[azmouse]

4. That's beautiful!

bookmarked for future reminders

[roguevalley]

5. lovely post. I fleetingly heard Eckhardt Tolle saying that living in the

now, this moment, is all we have. Make that beautiful and don't worry about what MIGHT come. If you do good with this moment and give joy and get it, the rest takes care of itself.

[boppers]

6. Happiness is a self-creation, not an entitlement.

My grandfather taught me that a while ago, and I've been banking ever since.