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A 92 year old, well poised, and proud woman , who is fully dressed each morning by 8 a.m., with her hair combed and a smile on her face, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home. Her husband of 70 years passed away, making the move necessary. After several hours waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when she was told her room was ready.

As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, the nurse provided a visual description of her tiny room. I love it, she stated with the enthusiasm of an 8 yr. old getting a new puppy. The nurse said. "wait you haven't even seen the room yet." 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 counting 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. It's like a bank account, you withdraw from what you've put in. So, my advice is to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories." - WHAT GREAT ADVICE FOR ANY AGE!