I was in the VA Hospice today with a 94 year old WW 11 vet. Dan is going on the Honor Freedom flight tomorrow to see the WW 11 Memorial in Washington, D.C. He is very lucid and calm. I asked him if he was excited about tomorrow. He replied that he had been through too much to be "excited." I asked him if he had been calm, cool and collected throughout his life and if that was a key to aging so gracefully? Dan reflected a minute and then he told me, "I think so and helping people out. When I was young there was no electricity, and we had to use wood for heat and cooking, so I cut alot of wood for people too old or sick." Low anxiety and service helping him get out of himself - what a man! I hope to be like him at 94 and even now. I am blessed again at VA Hospice! thanks for your service guys!
Blessing must arise from within your own mind. It is not something that comes from outside. When the positive qualities of your mind increase and the negativities decrease, that is what blessing means. The Tibetan word for blessing … means transforming into magnificent potential. Therefore, blessing refers to the development of virtuous qualities you did not previously have and the improvement of those good qualities you have already developed. ― Dalai Lama XIV
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