 Things to be thankful for! (long but worth it)
HI! Some of you may have seen this, but it is worth posting in my mind! Take care and enjoy!
~Kara~
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.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the
company that we are working for could easily ! replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left
behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family, an unwise
investment indeed, don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU! < BR>
Life itself is tough......it is not WHAT HAPPENS to you..it is HOW YOU HANDLE IT.....GOD NEVER GIVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
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~Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present!~ | 
