Joy is a choice. While it doesn't make the hard days disappear, making the conscious choice to choose joy enables you to see the good that is otherwise eclipsed. Choose joy and be a light to others.
Today I choose joy
And for all the other days
That march lockstep
One behind the other
My head will tilt
Upward into the bright
Blue beyond, eyes shining
A beacon for those
Whose gaze remains
Downcast
The rain still comes
When choosing joy
But it does not cling
Endlessly, it is but
Fleeting
Leave the muck
And mud to yesterday
For when nightfall comes
The stars shine and
Your eyes
Twinkle
Life plays games,
Hide and seek
But all that is good
Will not stay hidden
When choosing
Joy
Lift your chin, dear
You are precious
And seizing the good
In every day to come
Will bring into focus
Love
Time marches on
Night turns to morn
Together we trudge
Faces turned skyward
Now two instead of
One
A very uplifting message. It is easy to give in during times of trouble and sadness, but those times don't last forever.