Living the happiness formula For All

Living the happiness formula For All

Living the happiness formula For All

Living the happiness formula

A 92 year-old man, small built, but with an erect posture, is fully dressed each morning by 8 o'clock, with his hair well groomed and clean shaven, even though he is legally blind. Today he is waiting to be moved to a nursing home.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making it necessary for him to move. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiles sweetly when told that his room is ready.

As I help him maneuver his walker to the elevator, I provide a visual description of his new room in the nursing home, about the furniture, including the design and color of the curtains. "I love it," he says with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old who is presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Parker, you haven't even arrived in your room yet, just wait." "That doesn't have anything to do with it," he answers. "Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the room is furnished and arranged.....it's how I arrange my mind. I already have 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 thinking about all the problems I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or I can get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do work."

"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 life. Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. So, my advice to you is 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 rules to be happy: - Free your heart from hatred - Free your mind of worries - Live simply - Give more - Expect less

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