JOY

If sadness is a big part of your life right now,
I want to share something with you
About Happiness and Joy.

Do you remember Happiness?
Of course you do.
We cannot miss something we don't remember;
We cannot grieve for something we don't know.

We showed up in Happiness and Equanimity
But we got shaken up coming through the upheavals and anxieties
Of being born
And adjusting to a bigger womb.
We ditched Happiness and Equanimity
In a misguided attempt to survive.
But they still exist.
They never left you.
You may even have experienced glimpses of them since in your life
As Joy -- Happiness re-discovered.
All you need do
Is go back to where you left them last,
Pick up on them,
Bring them into the present situation,
And apply them liberally, like a salve, to whatever is ailing you.
Maybe easier said than done,
But possible.
If I can do it, anyone can.

Know this --
Joy is as close
As the end of your nose;
It always has been.
Find a way to see.

The beauty of rediscovering Joy is --
This time
For the first time
You'll get to know it.