The Bank Account of Happiness...

I recently received this beautiful story about the rules to be happy.
Enjoy its message….

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A 92-year-old well-poised and proud man, who is fully groomed and dressed by 8:00 each morning 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, he was escorted by an attendant who provided a visual description of his tiny room, including details of the curtains that had been hung on his window.

“I love it,” he stated with the enthusiasm of an 8-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.

“Mr. Jones, you haven’t seen the room yet…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 looks or 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 may have with the parts of the body that no longer work or I can get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes are open, I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away… Just for these later years in my life when memories are so precious.”

“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.
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My wish for you is that you continue depositing beautiful loving memories in your ‘bank account’ each day. They will serve us well all the years of our lives.

In Gratitude…
Linda Kay Holden
New Beginnings Community