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July 2006

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[UWAB] When you're feel a little down...
by Kathy Pham 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Hey Ladies, My boyfriend sent this to me and it made my day. :) *LIKE A BANK ACCOUNT* ** *A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'cl ock, with his hair fashionably coifed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. **As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window. "I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. "Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." "That doesn't h ave anything to do with it," he 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.*

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[UWAB] If you are here and want to help design the program for new freshmen....
by Biggers, Maureen Short 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

....please come to a meeting tomorrow night at 6 PM in 109. Pizza will be served and we also need your input about the new Mentor program for the freshmen (so far we have 132 freshmen who have requested a peer mentor!) If you plan to attend please reply to this email so I know how much food to order. Thanks! Maureen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maureen Biggers Assistant Dean for Diversity and Special Programs College of Computing, Georgia Tech 801 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0280 404.894.3181 (office) 404.385.0965 (fax)

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