..wise thoughts from them..

A man in his 80s as he was coming into the room said, "be happy, be happy, why be sad." I watched him as he was waving his hands to others. He was very joyful today and I was glad to see him with his joyful mood.

Another woman in her 80s too said, "I could not wait to get better so that I can dance again." I told her you need to eat more food and do more exercises so that you can build up your legs again. She said, "yes, yes I am doing it."

A 90 year old woman said, "the food is de..li..ciou...s" At this moment she has problem with her speech but she is very determine to articulate whatever she wants to say to me.

A 99 year old woman said to me, "I am happy to see you today." Hearing this is a joy for me because if this 99 year woman can said this to me, I need to aware of myself whether I greet others as well. It is always a lesson to learn from the elderly individuals.

A 92 year old man said, "I am very forgetful." This is very true because I was with him for 20 minutes and he kept on asking me the same question for 20 times. God bless all these elderly individuals.

...feeling of missing someone...

"It (Loneliness) is a feeling of missing someone, a signficant other. There is the emptiness in that feeling. It is also painful as I see that I am alone now. Like a part of me is not there. I know it but I can't put my hand on it. It is an inner part of me that I should be aware of but it just isn't there. And yet, I am not grieving because she (wife) is gone. I am looking forward seeing her again."

A 78 year old man describes his feeling of loneliness (Dec 1, 2008).

...the peacefulness in me."

Communicaton can happen without words. Through the beating of the drums, communication occur between those elderly individuals. As one ( 88 year old woman) of them said, "as I beat the drum I feel the communication with others, the peacefulness in me."

...when was the last time we thanked GOD?"

An 87 year old woman said, "I am glad that I am able to celebrate thanksgiving again." According to her, thanksgiving is a time to be thankful to God for the gift of her life. She also told me, "we need to ask ourselves, when was the last time we thanked GOD?" She concluded, "it is also good to be alone and to meditate and to reflect God's goodness."

Words of thanks........

"I will go out tomorrow to celebrate the thanksgiving with my friends"- 90 year old woman
"Any program for you tomorrow, I might go out to eat at my family house" - 85 year old man
"No way to go, I will stay here and enjoy the meal tomorrow" - 90 year old woman.
"I want to thank God for the blessing during the thanskgiving day" -99 year old woman-by the way next month she will be 100.
"Just relaxing tomorrow and be thankful to God"- 89 year old man.
"I will stay home and might just buy food to eat at home" - 92 year old man.

God I thank you for your goodness

What a joy to see there were 20 elderly individuals (ages 80-100) who attended the drumming season today. The CC reporter and photographer were also there to write for the news. I can only say, "God I thank you for your goodness."

News from the CC will be posted soon once it is been published.

...Thanks...I enjoy my life

An 90 year old woman said, "I just have nothing to say because I enjoy my life." She further explained, "Everyday, I have the food that I need to sustain my health. I am thankful to God."

Her statements inspire me to delve indepth of how I need to Thank God for the many blessing that I have received in my life.