Guest guest Posted December 28, 2002 Report Share Posted December 28, 2002 I just received this from my sister-in-law. Thought you may enjoy it. Shirley Subject: I Believe AWESOME! > >She is 92 years old, petite, well poised, and proud. >>She is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, >>with her hair fashionably coifed, and her makeup >>perfectly applied, in spite of the fact she is legally >>blind. Today she has moved to a nursing home. Her >>husband of 70 years recently passed away, making this >>move necessary. > >After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of >>the nursing home, where I am employed, she smiled >>sweetly when told her room was ready. As she >>maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a >>visual description of her tiny room, including the >>eyelet curtains that had been hung on her window. >> " I love it, " she stated with the enthusiasm of an >>eight-year-old having just been presented with a new >>puppy. > > " Mrs. , you haven't seen the room...just wait, " >>I said. Then she spoke these words that I will never forget: > > " That does not have anything to do with it, " she >gently replied. " Happiness is something you decide >>on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not, does >>not depend on how the furniture is arranged. It is >>how I arrange my mind. I have already decided to >>love it. > >It is 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 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 will focus on >>the new day and all of the happy memories I have >stored away...just for this time in my life. >>Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from >what you have already put in. > >I believe- that our background and circumstances may >>have influenced who we are, but we are responsible >>for who we become. > >I believe- that no matter how good a friend is, >>they're going to hurt you every once in a while and >>you must forgive them for that. > >I believe- that just because someone doesn't love you >>the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love >>you with all they have. > >I believe- that true friendship continues to grow, >>even over the longest distance. Same goes for true >>love. > >I believe-that it's taking me a long time to become >>the person I want to be. > >I believe-that you should always leave loved ones >>with loving words. It may be the last time you see >>them. > >I believe- that you can keep going, long after you >>can't. > >I believe- that we are responsible for what we do, no >>matter how we feel. > >I believe- that either you control your attitude or it >>controls you. > >I believe- that heroes are the people who do what has >>to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the >>consequences. > >I believe- that money is a lousy way of keeping >>score. > >I believe- that my best friend and I can do anything >>or nothing and have the best time. > >I believe- that sometimes the people you expect to >>kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help >>you get back up. > >I believe- that sometimes when I'm angry I have the >>right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right >>to be cruel. > >I believe- that maturity has more to do with what >>types of experiences you've had and what you've >>learned from them and less to do with how many >>birthdays you've celebrated. > >I believe- that it isn't always enough to be forgiven >>by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive >>yourself. > >I believe-that no matter how bad your heart is broken >>the world doesn't stop for your grief. > >I believe-that just because two people argue, it >doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just >because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do. > >I believe-that you shouldn't be so eager to find out >a secret. It could change your life forever. > I believe- that two people can look at the exact same >thing and see something totally different. > >I believe- that your life can be changed in a matter >of hours by people who don't even know you. > >I believe- that even when you think you have no more >to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find >the strength to help. > >I believe- that credentials on the wall do not make >you a decent human being. > >I believe- that the people you care about most in life >>are taken from you too soon. > >Send this to the people YOU BELIEVE IN. I JUST DID! > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 3 months FREE*. http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg & HL=1216hotmailtaglines_virusprotection\ _3mf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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