The Bank Account of Life 
 
   This is 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, 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 manoe uvred 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.
 
Pass this message to 7 people except me. You will
receive a miracle tomorrow.
 
Now, STOP! Did you hear what I just said? You WILL
receive a miracle tomorrow. So send it right now!

SO WHAT IF YOU DON'T RECEIVE A MIRACLE tomorrow.
IF YOU WAKE UP AND ARE ABLE TO GO TO WORK OR GET OUT OF BED FOR SOME OF US THAT IS A MIRACLE............  :)

That's why I decided to send this one........

Your friend

Bill Poindexter