WOMAN!!!

Woman Act II

Well a lot has transpired since I wrote last. A young lady that has been coming into my store for awhile. Her and I talked on different occasions I had invited her to my house for supper about two weeks ago of course she said she would come over, but (you guessed it) she did not. LOL I got the shock of my life yesterday she came in and asked if we were going to have supper sometime. I said sure when ever she wanted too. She said how about tonight when I got off work. I told her I did not get off until 12:30 am she said that would be fine. Yes she shocked me because she called me before I got out of work and asked if I would pick her up I said I would. I picked her up at her house then we came back to my place. She had been drinking and still was ( I do not drink) so we talked about different things. Then she wanted to smoke some pot I told her I did not smoke pot any more I have been clean and sober for 14 years. This shocked her that I did not drink or smoke dope. I am amazed when people find out that I do not drink or use any drugs they find it hard to believe. They think that my happiness depends on some external circumstances.
Allow me to share with you a short story that I got one time. I am not sure of it's origin but the true mean of happiness is given in this story.

ATTITUDE
The 92- year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably styled and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.
Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when I 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 sheets 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. Jones, you haven't seen the room just wait.
That doesn't have anything to do with it, she 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 seven 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.
6. Be thankful
7. Be faithful to God
That is the short of my life. If you ask me I will tell you what one or ones I still have problems doing. Sorry got kind of side tracked there for a moment.
Back to the events of last night. We talked about God and religion and kids (she has a 16 month old daughter) Her dad is an alcoholic and she is afraid that she will become one also. At the rate she is going she very likely will!! It is very evident to me that she had no clue as too who I was. I was up most of the night mostly watching her sleeping. It was nice to have some body in my house besides me. I will not go into more detail then to say I took her home about 8 this morning, and man I am sure tired. I am sure she is as tired as I am but then she slept more then I did. LOL She had to take her daughter to Easter service this morning. She said that she only went once or twice a year probably like a lot of people Easter and Christmas is all. No I did not go to church this morning even though I was up and could have went. But why be hypocritical and go on special occasions and not the rest of the time. I am speaking of my self and not any body else here. How a person chooses to worship their God is between them and their God it is not my place to judge them and I try very hard not too. Well I need to catch up on some school work so I will go now Hey it is still Another Beautiful Day in Paradise. Enjoy your day

posted by Joe @ 4:00 PM