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June 29, 2009
HAPPINESS
Enjoy this story from www.NotSoDailyInsights.com
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and shaved perfectly, 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, 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.
"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; 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 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.
Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. So, deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories!
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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1. Going on our website www.angristchiro.com on the homepage.
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3. You can also access the link to the video on our twitter page. You can find us by searching "angristchiro."
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5. Watch our videos on youtube by typing in "Babyboomers.tv Chiropractor" in the search box.
Message of the week..
Enjoy your fourth of July Holiday and celebrate the freedom we enjoy every minute of everyday ... Freedom to listen to the music we want ... Freedom to decide what to do with our time ... Freedom to create the lives we desire"
DR. ARNOLD ANGRIST, WELLNESS CHIROPRACTOR
250 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 722
NEW YORK, NY 10019
Tel: 212-245-2099 * Fax: 212-582-3020
Web: www.angristchiro.com * Email: info@angristchiro.com
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