Five Simple rules........

[funnygirl_rn]

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.

>

>

[suzannasue]

Thanks for this funnygirl_RN,...a definite pearl of wisdom.

[Mkue]

I love those simple rules.

Thank You. :)