NEW THOUGHT WEEKLY
 
SUNDAY JANUARY 12, 2003  PROGRAM
LeNore Ednie : The Alarm Went Off - Wake Up Everybody!
    LeNore will speak on the experience of being awake in an awakened world. Recently she participated in the Association For
Global New Thought Conference and will share gems of information received from that conference. AGNT's core purpose is:
"To consciously bring forth the evolving human and an awakened world through the practice of universal spiritual principles
and the energy of unconditional Love." LeNore is an intern Practitioner of Religious Science International, at the
Center for Positive Living in Waikoloa. She has studied Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism and many forms of meditation, including Transcendental Meditation, Walking Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation ( Thich Nhat Hanh). Before coming to Hawai'i she was a  student at the Center for Spiritual Living in Seattle.
    LeNore says "All of this evolution begins with self leading to the revealing of the higher self - the best is yet to be!"
 
The 10:00 a.m. Sunday service is held on the makai lanai at Pualani Terrace in Kealakekua on the makai side of Mamalahoa Hwy. (Rt.11) just south of Kamagaki Market. All are welcomed. For further information call 329-2222 or see our web-site at www.NTCHawaii.org. Childcare is provided.
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CONTENTS
 
- Sunday Jan. 12,  2003 program  ( LeNore Ednie on evolving consciousness )
- About New Thought Center of Hawaii
- Upcoming Programs   ( Latif Bolat on Jan.19 )
- Humor  (
Signs; Cars and Computers )
- Words of Wisdom/Quest for Quotes ( 
21 )
- White Board Wisdom  ( 
yes )
- Worthy Websites ( - )
- Attachment  ( 
"I Believe" )
- Raw  Food Recipe  ( 
Cucama juice )
- Miscellaneous ( 
Everything I learned was from Noah's Ark )
- Announcements (
 4 - Including Thanksgiving Concert airing time on Ch.55 )
- Personals ( 
1 )
- Spiritual Message  ( 
The Brick )
- Affirmation ( 
On giving )
- Reader Feedback  ( 
4 
)
- Editorial  ( 
yes )
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                                                    NEW THOUGHT CENTER OF HAWAII


    In a world being portrayed as a checkerboard pattern of good and evil, we New Thought practitioners hold to the belief that we are all sparks of the divine, rays of the great spirit, Christ conscious souls, Allah's children and that, with time on our side, we will eventually manifest a healed and  inclusive world in which this truth is its finest expression.

   By providing a loving, accepting, non-judgmental community, we at NewThought Center of Hawaii create a sanctuary for the nourishment, development, and evolution of each person's unique spiritual path.
    The circle we sit in represents our inclusiveness and our equality. We have no minister. We take turns facilitating, and we minister to each other. In addition to sharing our own spiritual insights, we invite teachers from all wisdom traditions. We invite and honor such variety and in ourselves and in the world around us. We understand that no single source has exclusivity of spiritual truth, health and joy and that there is much to be learned from many of these sources.
 
    We gather every Sunday at 10 a.m. in Kealakekua at Pualani Terrace just south of the Kealakekua Library. You are invited to join the circle.      Morty Breier pres. and board of NTCH.
 
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
 
Jan. 19  Latif Bolat, Turkish musician.
        Latif Plays traditional Turkish instruments and will also  present teaching from the Sufi tradition.
        One of the most well-known Turkish musicians in the US, Bolat possesses a
vast repertoire, ranging from Sufi devotional songs and Turkish Folk music to
classical pieces.  His mesmerizing performances draw on ancient texts and
employ traditional instrumentation such as the baglama (long necked lute),
oud and ney flute.  In addition to full schedule of concert, lecture and
workshop engagements at universities and concert halls around the world, he
has made many live audio and television appearances and composed soundtrack
music for the PBS documentary: Muhammed: Legacy of a Prophet and George
Lucas's "Young Indiana Jones". 
        For more information:Lbolat@aol.com ; www.Latifbolat.com  (for info and music samples)

        "He plays beautiful music and has 2 or 3 cd's that will be on sale. I traveled with him through Turkey
last September and had the opportunity to hear him often and to join in his Sufi activities. Very worth while..."   Rick Schulze

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HUMOR
SIGNS

On a septic tank truck sign: "We're #1 in the #2 business."
Sign over a gynecologist's office: "Dr. Jones, at your cervix."
At a proctologist's door: "To expedite your visit please back in."
On a plumber's truck: "Don't sleep with a drip.  Call your plumber."
Pizza shop slogan: "7 days without pizza makes one weak."
At a tire shop in Milwaukee: "Invite us to your next blowout."
On a plastic surgeon's office door: "Hello.  Can we pick your nose?"
At a towing company: "We don't charge an arm and a leg.  We want tows."
On an electrician's truck: "Let us remove your shorts."
On a maternity room door: "Push.  Push.  Push."
At an optometrist's office: "If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place."
On a taxidermist's window: "We really know our stuff."
At a car dealership: "The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment."
Outside a muffler shop: "No appointment necessary.  We hear you coming."
In a veterinarian's waiting room: "Be back in 5 minutes.  Sit!  Stay!"
At the electric company: "We would be de-lighted if you send in your payment.  However, if you don't, you will be."
In a restaurant window: "Don't stand there and be hungry.  Come on in and get fed up."
In the front yard of a funeral home: "Drive carefully.  We'll wait."
At a propane filling station, "Tank heaven for little grills."
At a Chicago radiator shop: "Best place in town to take a leak."
                                                                                                                        Via Judith Lynne
CARS & COMPUTERS  via Ed Bourne
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives:
At a recent computer exposition (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly
compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated:
"If General Motors had kept up with the technology like the computer
industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, GM issued a press release stating:
"If General Motors had developed technology like Microsoft,
we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You
would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the
windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before
you could continue. For some reason, you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would
cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which
case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was
reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive -- but
would run on only five percent of the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would
all be replaced by a single "General Protection Fault" warning light.
7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.
 8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you
out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the
door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
9. Every time GM introduced a new car, car buyers would have to
learn to drive all over again because none of the controls would
operate in the same manner as the old car.
10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.
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WORDS OF WISDOM / QUEST FOR QUOTES
 
- "The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own government."
                                                                                                                    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 1967 via Larry Morningstar
-  "In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time, no one was left to speak up." 
              
Pastor Martin Neimoeller via L.Morningstar
- "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."      Albert Einstein
- "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty  or give me death!"  Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775
 
- "Just to be clear ibogaine has been a "Schedule 1" drug since 1970.   Rev. Dennis Shields, Religion of Jesus Church referring to Ibogaine, an effective "addiction interrupter" according to the Journal of the American Medical Assoc.  "Schedule 1" is a DEA designation that indicates the substance is "dangerous, addictive, and without any medicinal value."  (  http://www.TheReligionofJesusChurch.org )
- "I predict that being an effective "addiction interrupter" the federal government (DEA) will either make it illegal, or delay its use for another 5 years while it  undergoes government review. After all, dealing with illegal drugs is BIG business and in today's corporate plutocracy, profits always come before people.)
                Jerry Rothstein in Jan.5 NTWeekly "Worthy Websites" where more information can be had about this effective yet illegal medicine
 
via Barbara Concoby (See "Spiritual Message" below)
An Ambitious Man Looks To The Stars, But A Wise Man Looks In  A Persons Heart
- "Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a  brick at you to get your attention"
- "God whispers in our souls and  speaks to our hearts."
via Barbara Concoby (See "Spiritual Message" below)
 
-  "For those of you who missed our annual Thanksgiving Concert ("The Magic Garden") at the Kona Outdoor Circle,
or would like to view the highlights again, a half hour program of it will be played 8 times between Jan.13 and Feb.5
on Channel 55 (Public Access TV). Dates and times are indicated in the "Announcement" section below.
                                                                                                                                                   From last week's NewThoughtWeekly "Editorial."
- "Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you already put in." See "I believe" "Attachment" above.
 
- "Gods come and go but prayer is forever." Paul Woodruff quoting ... on Bill Moyer's "NOW" on PBS
 
From "Apples Of Gold" compiled by:  Jo Petty, Authors of these sources are unknown. Via Barbara Concoby
- Silver and gold are not the only coin: virtue also passes all over the world.
- Your luck is how you treat people.
- The measure of man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
- We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.
- The Golden Rule-not the rule of gold.
- A man is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
- Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
- Children need models more than they need critics.
 
- "This remarkable book gives us an unprecedented glimpse into the origin and the destiny of our species. Hank Wesselman has brought back from his extraordinary travels an extraordinary message:the keys to pesonal power and to the healing of humankind."From the book jacket of "Medicinemaker" by Hank Wesselman (author of "Spirit Walker") who will be presenting at NTCH on Sun.Mar16.
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WHITE BOARD WISDOM
are words of wisdom written on the NewThought WhiteBoard each Sunday
be they your own or the words of another. Some WBW are quotes gleaned from the service. 
 
- Each person is like a gemstone, uniquely precious.
- Life is for living.
- The Earth is one country and mankind its citizens.
- Paths are many, truths are few. Swami Satchidananda via Goode
- O what a beautiful morning, O what a beautiful day. I've got a wonderful feeling. Everything's going my way.
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WORTHY  WEBSITES
 
What's yours? Let NTW know.
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ATTACHMENT
 
"I BELIEVE" are teachings from a 92 old woman with much to share. 
 
    Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.
    I believe-that our background and circumstances may have influenced who
we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
    I believe-that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you
every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
    I believe-that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want
them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
    I believe-that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
( 20 more follow)   
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RAW FOOD RECIPE
 
'"CUCAMA" JUICE aka "JICUMBER JUICE"
 
1 large cucumber (unpeeled)
1 medium to large jicama (skinned)
Garlic salt (to taste)
Cayanne pepper (dash of)
 
Cut to fit juicer intake, and juice (I prefer a "Green Star" for easy operation &cleanup and maximum output )
Sip savory juice right away, refrigerate, or freeze for later.
Mix pulp into veggy salad, or add hemp oil, heart 'o hemp and sunflower seeds and eat.
Compost as last resort. 
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MISCELLANEOUS
 
EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM NOAH'S ARK Via Isaiah Landers
-  Don't miss the boat. 
-  Remember that we are all in the same boat. 
-  Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. 
-  Stay fit. When you're 80 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. 
-  Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. 
-  Build your future on high ground. 
-  For safety's sake, travel in pairs. 
-  Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. 
-  When you're stressed, float awhile. 
-  Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. 
-  No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 
    For those of you who missed NewThought's Annual Thanksgiving Concert ("The Magic Garden") at the Kona Outdoor Circle, or would like to see it again, Ch.55 (Public Access TV) will be showing a half hour program of concert highlights:
Mon. Jan. 13     3 pm
Thur. Jan  16    6 pm
Wed. Jan. 22     6 pm
Sat.   Jan. 25     12 pm
Mon. Jan. 27     5:30 pm
Thur Jan. 30     7:30 am
Mon. Feb. 3      10:30 am
Wed. Feb. 5      8:30 am
 
Here's the info for this month's Full Moon Sound Meditation.
Activate the Christ Consciousness Grid with the Frequency Keepers™ Full Moon Sacred Sound Meditation with sound healer Judith Lynne  Friday, 17th, 2003   530 p.m.  Meet at the far end of the picnic area at Pu’uhonua O Honaunau (Please bring chairs, mats and/or pillows for sitting) $11 – 20 suggested donation Use the organic power of the voice to sound in the Light in service to ourselves, our community and our planet. Envision and celebrate the creation of a world where all beings are loved, abundant health and resources abound, and the Divine Symphony harmoniously manifests throughout the dimensions. Call Judith Lynne at 808-987-8099 for information.
 
 
Chant songs of Buddha, Tara, Shive, Durga, Sufi: Kawaihae on 2nd Sunday every month (potluck);  Hawi last Sunday of each month. 4p.m.  889-5907 for info.

Tashi Lhungpo Monastery Tour- "The Power Of Compassion" at Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary and Wood Valley Temple

From January 8-12th, Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary and Wood Valley Temple will host the Tibetan Buddhist cultural tour, "The Power of Compassion – Sacred Sounds From Tibet" of the eight monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in South India. They bring a program of dance and music, which illustrate the full range, and diversity of this astonishing culture. These monks specialize in house blessings, prayers for the evolution of those who have passed on, healing prayers and prayers for the removal of obstacles. Their prayers are performed with beautiful chanting accompanied by horns, cymbals, drums, and delicate hand mudras of offering.

This benefit tour includes presentations of lama dances, sacred music, chanting, construction of sand mandalas, philosophical teachings and other spiritual ceremonies. The colorful costumes and traditional instruments including long horns and multiphonic chanting, all which create a fascinating and interesting cultural exchange. From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In Tibetan this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means "mandala of colored powders." Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks. Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning "circle". Mandalas are symbols of the Universe and its energy. Tibetan monks create these archetypal templates to remind us of the cycle of life and death, a Mandala has many layers of meaning. They will be creating sand Mandalas at both the Peace Gardens and Wood Valley.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Tibet is one of the six greatest monasteries of the Gelukpa, or Yellow Hat, order of Tibetan Buddhism. Founded by the first Dalai Lama in the 15th Century, the monastery grew in importance when in 1642 the 5th Dalai Lama conferred the title of Panchen Lama (Great Precious Teacher) on the head of the monastery. The Panchen Lama traditionally serves as the Dalai Lama’s tutor, and is regarded as the second highest spiritual leader after the Dalai Lama.

The events on the Big Island will begin in Kona at Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary on Wednesday January 8th with a Buddhist Empowerment of Long life and Vitality at 6:30 pm. The cost is $10. On Thursday and Friday from 8:30am – 5:30pm the public is invited to view the construction of a sand Mandala of Tara - the Mother of Compassion. Donations are encouraged for this event. Thursday evening, January 9th at 5:30 a traditional Buddhist ceremony to Guru Rinpoche will be offered to pacify obstacles. Those attending are asked to make a monetary donation and to bring traditional offerings of food and flowers.

Friday, January 10th at 5:30pm – "The Power of Compassion, Sacred Dance and Music" will be performed. The ninety-minute program closes with Prayers of Dedication for the environment, for health in mind and body and for the well being of all in order to achieve universal spiritual harmony Light refreshments will be included in admission cost of $20. Reservations are encouraged, as space is limited. Call 328-8084 for Paleaku Gardens events.

The monks continue their tour with a performance on Saturday, January 11th from 7:00 - 9pm at the Palace Theatre in Hilo , hosted by Wood Valley Temple. The cost is $20.A special one-day event on the grounds of Wood Valley Temple on Sunday, January 12th; including the construction of a long life sand Mandala. The cost for this day is $25. Please call 928-8539 for further information and ticket availability for Wood Valley events.

 
HAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION (PBS Ch.10) IS STARTING "PBS PROGRAM CLUB" It's like a book club but you meet to discuss a program instead of a book." Start a club in your community.  808-973-1386 for info.
    This week on PBS: 
- Tue Jan7 Nova "Spies that Fly"; 9 Kofi Annan: a close up look at UN Sec'y General
- Wed Jan8 7:30 Egg:the art show; 8 They came to America: immigrants share their experience and stories; 9:30 Sandwiches.
- Thu Jan9 9 Frontline: investigates one of America's most dangerous industries; 10 She Says:women journalists.
- Fri Jan10  7:30 Island Insights; 9:30 NOW with Bill Moyers
- Sat Jan11  7 Betrayal:about the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. 8:40 The making of "Betrayal." 9 Huey Long
- Sun Jan 12 6 Bejing City Guide; 7 Nature:Under Antarctic Ice; 10:30 "In Harms Way/Carved from the Heart."
- Mon Jan 13  7:30 Dealing with Infertility; 8 The Korean American Journey; 9 Chicago:the city of the century.
- Tue Jan 14  8 Nova:last flight of Bomber 31; Chicago;part 2; 10:30 Grand Canyon Railroad
 
     For additional program info visit www.pbs.org.
    "Publivision," the month's program guide is available by mail with a $35 contribution to PBS, PO Box 11599, Hon. HI 96828.
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PERSONALS:   
 
- The owner of my current residence returns to the island January 20th, and I am eager to discover a new home for myself. It should be one that provides a pleasant and supportive place for me to do my sound healing work, both in private sessions and in small groups. I would prefer a cooler elevation anywhere from above the airport southward to Captain Cook. A two bedroom home with an ocean view would be nice. Actually a long term housesit with a baby grand piano in good working order would be really great! (Well, why not! we're talking about manifesting something wonderful here.) If anyone knows of anything that would be appropriate, please call me (Judith Lynne) at 987-8099. Mahalo nui loa!
 
- I am looking for an ohana or apartment to rent starting in January. I am also open to  a "care taking" situation.
I need a place that will accept my cat! I'd like a place with a washer and dryer, in the area off of Ali'i near the
Keauhou Beach Hotel or Mauka, or Capt. Cook area or Holualoa  or as far north as the Palisades.
I'm willing to pay $500-$600.  Tigerpawpercussion@turquoise.net   
 
- Seeking a space to rent in a private garden or land to put up my tent with access to flowing water near a street in Kealakekua, Captain Cook, Kailua or Honaunau. Susanne;  anancy4webfairy@yahoo.com

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SPIRITUAL MESSAGE

THE BRICK
An Ambitious Man Looks To The Stars, But A Wise Man Looks In  A Persons Heart

    A young and successful executive  was traveling down a neighborhood
street, going a bit too fast in his new  Jaguar. He was watching for kids
darting out from between parked cars  and slowed down when he thought he
saw something.  As his car passed, no  children appeared. Instead, a
brick smashed into the Jag's side door!  He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back
to the spot where the  brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped
out of the car, grabbed  the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked
car shouting,
    "What was that all about and who are you? Just what ! the heck
are you doing? That's a  new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a
lot of money. Why  did you do it?"  The young boy was apologetic.
    "Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," He pleaded.
"I threw the brick because no one else would stop..." With tears  dripping down his face and off his
chin, the youth pointed to a spot just  around a parked car. "It's my
brother," he said. "He rolled off the curb  and fell out of his wheelchair
and I can't lift him up." Now sobbing, the  boy asked the stunned
executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?
He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
    Moved beyond  words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. 
He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took  out his fancy
handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A  quick look told him everything
was going to be okay.
    "Thank you and may God  bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.
    Too shook up for  words, the man simply watched the boy push his
wheelchair bound brother  down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a
long, slow walk back to  the Jaguar.! The damage was very noticeable, but
the driver never bothered  to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent
there to remind him of this  message. "Don't go through life so fast that someone has
to throw a  brick at you to get your attention!"
    God whispers in our souls and  speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen,
He has  to throw a brick at us. It's our choice.                                     via Barbara Concoby

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AFFIRMATION
 
ON GIVING
 
    Recognizing my oneness with all life and knowing that life gives unconditionally, I openly and freely,
for I know I can not deplete the source of my supply. I give with an attitude of love and compassion
and without expectation. As I give, I rejoice in the inner reward of my sharing.
                                                                                            Sci.of Mind Magazine, World Ministry of Prayer, 800-421-9600
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READER FEEDBACK
 
- The present 'weekly' is stuffed with a program of enrichment, hope and humor.  
Sounds like the best balanced diet for Kona.
Forever admiration,     Scarlett

- Hey Jerry, The newsletter is a wonderful gift.  Thank you .

- Re: God's voice mail.     I certainly hope that if heaven is run in English, the voice will say,"Your call will be answer in the order IN WHICH it was received." People have been hearing "the order it was received' for so long that they don't notice that it's incorrect.      AB

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I BELIEVE via Bonny DeYager
 
    She is 92 years old, petite, well poised, and proud.   She is fully
dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed,
and her makeup perfectly applied, in spite of she fact she is legally blind.
    Today she has moved to a nursing home. Her husband of 70 years recently
passed away, making this move necessary.
    After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
where I am employed, 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 curtains 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," I said.
    Then she spoke these words that I will never forget:
    "That does not have anything to do with it," she gently replied.
"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I
like my room or not, does not depend on how the furniture is arranged.  
It is how I arrange my mind.   I have already decided to love it.
It is 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 I can get out of bed and be thankful
for the ones that do work.   Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open,
I will focus on the new day and all of the happy memories I have stored
away...just  for this time in my life. Old age is like a bank account.
You withdraw from what you have already put in.
    I believe-that our background and circumstances may have influenced who
we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
    I believe-that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you
every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
    I believe-that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want
them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
    I believe-that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
    I believe-that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
    I believe-that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
    I believe-that you can keep going, long after you can't.
    I believe-that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
    I believe-that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
    I believe-that heroes are the people who do what has to be done  when it
needs to be done,   regardless of the consequences.
    I believe-that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
    I believe-that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
    I believe-that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're
down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
    I believe-that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
    I believe-that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences
you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many  birthdays you've celebrated.
    I believe-that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
    I believe-that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
    I believe-that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't
love each other.  And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
    I believe-that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret.  It could change your life forever.
    I believe-that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
    I believe-that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
    I believe-that even when you think you have no more to give, when a
friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
    I believe-that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
    I believe-that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.