I received this as part of an email over the last few days. It is so important to look at our outlook on life. This is really important on a day to day basis. Our daily outlook on life is crucial in how we live each day, our decisions about life, our handling of situations, how we interact with others and how serious should I be in life. So for sportsmen it is important how we go to training or competition, our outlook on tough sessions, how we interact with fellow compeitors and in particular our interaction with coaches.
So enjoy the read. You will be motivated and challenged on your daily outlook. Thanks Byron for the mail.
MY DECISION
Adapted by Natale Roelofse, SCAS
An 92 year old, poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, shaved perfectly and with his hair fashionably coifed (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.
Adapted by Natale Roelofse, SCAS
An 92 year old, poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, shaved perfectly and with his hair fashionably coifed (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 are 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!"
What an incredible story! What a lesson to learn. Everyone reading this will agree that it is so strikingly simple that it almost hurts! Where do we stand on this? Isn't it true that we are more in control of what is happening around us, on how we decide how it will be? Every single action counts. Isn't this the way Jesus wants us to be; wants us to live by? The good part is always there. The decision is ours. He too is always there, but it depends on us whether we allow Him near us, into our lives. 2 Corinthians9:6 "He who sows sparingly, but he who reaps sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will reap bountifully." What are we sowing?
He ended off with "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.
"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 are 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!"
What an incredible story! What a lesson to learn. Everyone reading this will agree that it is so strikingly simple that it almost hurts! Where do we stand on this? Isn't it true that we are more in control of what is happening around us, on how we decide how it will be? Every single action counts. Isn't this the way Jesus wants us to be; wants us to live by? The good part is always there. The decision is ours. He too is always there, but it depends on us whether we allow Him near us, into our lives. 2 Corinthians9:6 "He who sows sparingly, but he who reaps sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will reap bountifully." What are we sowing?
He ended off with "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.
5. Expect less.
Questions
1. What was you 'decision' this morning? And how did it affect you already?
2. What is the most significant 'decision' you can make today?
3. Should you make any changes in your life on this topic?
4. Who will these changes affect mostly, directly and indirectly?
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