My fear-based thinking tells me it is audacious to attempt tackling the huge subject of happiness! My love-based thinking says “so what,” maybe we can touch on a few things that even “old moss backs” (a cowboy term for a very, very old steer) like us can benefit from. Believe me I’m including myself in this category and the search for improved quality of life -- more happiness.
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I'M NOT AGREEING, JUST REPORTING. DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER !
JERRY KAYATTA
DELAWARE
This is AWESOME ... something we should all remember.
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully
dressed each morning by eight o'clock, and shaved perfectly, with his hair fashionably combed 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 I told him 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.
I said, "Mr. Jones, you haven't even 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 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 I wake up, 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 it 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.'
Of course, there is nearly universal agreement that "things" don't bring happiness. However, I I think that "things" aren't necessarily linked with "doing". It brings up the old question of "being" vs. "doing". "Doing" is an absolutely essential part of happiness. When a person gives something to another or serves others that person is doing something. I feel that "doing" and "being are not distinct from each other, rather they are two sides of the same ball.
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