EVERY INGREDIENT NECESSARY FOR JOY

AN ODE TO JOY

You carry in your soul every ingredient necessary to turn your existence to joy. Hafiz thoughts echos through centuries and sits on my mind today. Three decades and three years on this earth and I can with conviction nod a yes, to the truth that every ingredient necessary for joy is not outside of myself. Joy is not to be found, or sort after, it’s not a fleeting emotion, even if sometimes it shows up as that.

You carry in your soul every ingredient necessary to turn your existence to joy.

Joy is a conviction, a truth, a light, a reality. It’s embracing the complexities of existence willingly and choosing to do your part. Joy is showing up and being present and choosing to share a genuine smile and laughter for the one out of a billion things that is worthy of a genuine smile and laughter. Joy is a deep seethed hope that clasps around your gut and doesn’t let go. Joy is bold, it is a risk that welcomes the possibility of foolishness and heartbreak for the possibility of wisdom and heart-mend.

Yes and amen.