Midnight Rantings: Joyful, with a million reasons to be sad
I know it’s not midnight yet,
but I will pretend it’s midnight and rant on
So I have been wondering today, all day actually
I want to scream…and yell
At no one in particular
Perhaps because I have done enough crying to last me a long time
Oh, and I want to cry out laugh
And maybe laugh out loud later
But Is it ok to cry, cry and cry?
Because I have done that in abundance…
So question:
How does one say grateful and joyful when there is plenty to be sad about?
But then again…there is actually plenty to be glad for
Maybe focusing on making others smile
Or could it be looking on all the good things…(Even when it gets harder and harder to see those)
Or maybe it’s just taking a break from worrying
Or perhaps been happy for the happiness of others…
The list of maybe’s is endless
But the list of definite’s are equally endless..
With each new opportunity to be sad and angry and cry that comes
I guess opportunities for happiness also come
Perhaps it’s just choosing to see the glass as half-full not as half empty
Perhaps it’s reminding yourself to be joyful and happy
For no reason at all
Perhaps it’s just choosing to be happy
Making this choice is hard…extremely hard
Especially when the reasons to be sad seem to pile higher and higher
But being joyful and happy is a choice
A big choice, that has to be made even when the floods of tears are streaming down
Even when you just heard one more bad news to the already large pile
Granted, there are times to just let yourself fall and cry
But not for too long…..
After a good cry
It’s time to make that choice…
The choice to be joyful and happy…
Remember to smile…
With Love,
M.