Arranging your mind..!

The ninety two year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably combed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is blind, moved to a nursing home today as her husband passed away.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. “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 have 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 grumbling about parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful to God for the ones that are okay. Each day is God’s 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.
What a beautiful thought: arranging your mind to be thankful!
Two other well known people John Wesley and Mark Twain when facing death arranged their minds so very differently from each other.
When Wesley who had been joyous, energetic and effective even in his 88th year was dying, he suddenly sat up, looked at the people weeping at his bedside and said, “Best of all, God is with us…!”
Whereas Mark Twain, morose and weary with life well before he died at 75, wrote bitterly about his last days. 
How different are the thoughts of the old lady, John Wesley and Mark Twain.
The old lady was blind, had lost her husband and yet walked into her new room with a smile. She had God by her side who had arranged her mind into that of joy at whatever the day ahead held for her. So also with John Wesley as he faced death, he had preached God to thousands and as he lay dying he knew that the ‘best of all was that his God was with him’. But famous Mark Twain who through life had entertained readers with his stories and humour, looked at death with bitterness.
I wonder how you have arranged your mind for today dear reader?
The choice is yours entirely. Nothing that happens today can upset or trouble you if you have already made your ‘arrangement’ with the One who walks by your side..!
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Arranging your mind..!

The ninety two year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight oclock, with her hair fashionably combed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is blind, moved to a nursing home today as her husband passed away. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. I love it, she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. Mrs. Jones, you havent seen the room just wait. That doesnt have anything to do with it, she replied. Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesnt depend on how the furniture is arranged its how I arrange my mind. I already have decided to love it Its a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed grumbling about parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful to God for the ones that are okay. Each day is Gods gift, and as long as my eyes are open Ill focus on the new day and all the happy memories Ive stored away just for this time in my life. What a beautiful thought: arranging your mind to be thankful! Two other well known people John Wesley and Mark Twain when facing death arranged their minds so very differently from each other. When Wesley who had been joyous, energetic and effective even in his 88th year was dying, he suddenly sat up, looked at the people weeping at his bedside and said, Best of all, God is with us! Whereas Mark Twain, morose and weary with life well before he died at 75, wrote bitterly about his last days. How different are the thoughts of the old lady, John Wesley and Mark Twain. The old lady was blind, had lost her husband and yet walked into her new room with a smile. She had God by her side who had arranged her mind into that of joy at whatever the day ahead held for her. So also with John Wesley as he faced death, he had preached God to thousands and as he lay dying he knew that the best of all was that his God was with him. But famous Mark Twain who through life had entertained readers with his stories and humour, looked at death with bitterness. I wonder how you have arranged your mind for today dear reader? The choice is yours entirely. Nothing that happens today can upset or trouble you if you have already made your arrangement with the One who walks by your side..! [email protected]