Joy

 

Joy walked into the exam room today.

More of a run, actually.

Gave me a big hug.

And let me listen to her big girl heart.

Forgotten were my worries, fears and anxieties.

No longer was the mental “to-do” list playing over and over.

Regrets from yesterday and worries about tomorrow evaporated.

Joy took over and I succumbed.

I played and did silly 3-year-old things.

I don’t regret a moment of it.

 

Has joy knocked on your door yet today?

And when she does, will you answer it?

Push aside yesterday and let go of tomorrow.

Let joy be your today.

Lucca and Ben, thank you for bringing joy to me in the form of your daughter Noemi. 

And to Noemi, keeping radiating that joy for the world to see and feel.