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From: Joy Morris

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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:08 PM

Subject: [BrettsFriends] Fw: This message is a keeper

>From: "Pearl Fernane" <pearlyshellz@...>
>To: "Joy Morris" <joymomgram@...>
>Subject: Fw: This message is a keeper
>Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 16:55:19 -0700
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Asa Carr
>To: Pearl Fernane ; Brooke Furgason ; Cynthia Ludvigson ; abbey_townsend@... ; Bob & Nancy Brown ; Gail Neumann ; Harold & Maryann Bray ; Lydia Ruston ; MELISSA BROWN ; Rita Carr ; Sheila Carpenter ; Tina Parks ; goldqt@... ; Ronald Carpenter ; patsy bell ; Asa Carr ; Doc Hopson ; Bradley Carr ; Kevin
>Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 4:57 PM
>Subject: Fw: This message is a keeper
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>        Asa B. Carr
>         RETIRED
>       asab@...
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>       2740 Honeybear Drive
>       Lake Havasu City
>       Arizona   86404
>       928-854-9439
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>       NEVER...NEVER...EVER  FORGET
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>       -------Original Message-------
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>       From: Lydia Ruston
>       Date: 05/16/05 15:17:39
>       To: ELAINE; Denise D'Ascanio; Deb & Mike A Frank; David & Marilyn Hunt; Bob Lucier; Asa B/ Carr; annie
>       Subject: Fw: This message is a keeper
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>       ----- Original Message -----
>       From: Eileen Beneteau
>       To: Anonymous
>       Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 10:49 AM
>       Subject: This message is a keeper
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>       >>> > This Message is a Keeper
>       >>> >
>       >>> > The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady,
>       >>> > who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock,
>       >>> > with her hair fashionably coifed 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 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 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 you and 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.
>       >>> >
>       >>> > Carol D
>       >>> >
>       >>> >
>       >>> >
>       >>> >
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