[UWAB] When you're feel a little down...

[Kathy Pham]

Hey Ladies,

My boyfriend sent this to me and it made my day. :)

*LIKE A BANK ACCOUNT* 
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*A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 
each morning by eight o'cl ock, 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 h ave 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.*