Bank Account

[thrasherfox]

Got this from an email sent to me today. felt it was thought provoking




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, 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.

[thepushercg]

pretty cool

[VaBusa]

Very true...

[heavybusa]

[semi]

good words to live by

[Devil Dog]

That's cool.

[AES]

Thrasher this is really good stuff, and its true. Going into something with a positive attitude is a lot of what determines its outcome. I like this, reminds e of my grandfather, always optimistic and happy and 82

[mobusa]

Thrasher,

You never ceace to amaze!!  Good story and so...true!!

[Red05]

[thrasherfox]

(mobusa @ Feb. 20 2007,13:41) Thrasher,

You never ceace to amaze!!  Good story and so...true!!

thanks mobusa. nothing amazing about me though lol.. I just try to be a conduit to pass along good stuff from other people..

[dreamin_of_ridin]

Reminds me of one of my mottos:

"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy s#!t...what a ride!"

[Revlis]

Let me take this opportunity to RE_HASH a Thrasher Post from Long Ago...

Similar concept though.

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood
and always has something positive to say.

When someone would ask him how he was doing, would reply, "If I were any
better, I would be twins!"

He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael
was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the
situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael
and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the
time. How do you do it?"

Michael replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two
choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose
to
be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood.

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can
choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their
complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. choose the
positive side of life.

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Michael
said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every
situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations.

You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood
or bad mood.

The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."

I reflected on what Michael said. Soon thereafter, I left the Tower
Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought
about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved i n a serious
accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours
of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the
hospital with rods placed in his back.

I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?"

I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his
mind as the accident took place.

"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon
to
be born daughter, "Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I
remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or... I could
choose to die. I chose to live."

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael
continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going
to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the
expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.
In their eyes, I read "he's a dead man. I knew I needed to take action."

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said
Michael. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. "Yes, I replied." The
doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a
deep breath and yelled, "Gravity." Over their laughter, I told them, "I am
choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.

Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his
amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to
live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.[/Quote]

Thrasher... Our Guardian of Happiness...

[thrasherfox]

forgot about that one.. thanks for reposting Rev!! I allways liked that one

[ToyKraz]

Very Cool!

[SLA1500]

Kinda new here, and sure didn't expect to run across a post like this. But I gotta tell you guys that is "good stuff," and I guess I needed a little lift today because it hit a chord with me.

Great attitude Thrasher.., And Rev, thanks for digging up the previous post.

You know, there are alot of really great people in the world..... It's just too bad that the bad ones seem to get the majority of the publicity.

[Hy_Rolr]

Very insightful and heartwarming posts, Thanks...

[georgiabusa_05]

Thanks for the reminder.

tomorrow is going to be a GREAT DAY!

[thrasherfox]

(georgiabusa_05 @ Feb. 20 2007,20:00) Thanks for the reminder.  

 tomorrow is going to be a GREAT DAY!

YES IT IS!! THATS THE SPIRIT!!!

[TIMMYDUCK]

I love it.

A good many people I know are going to get that.