On the topic of joy...

Carry your own joy inside you

Feed it on the least things:
The smallest silver linings
The tiniest bubbles of laughter
The wry-est smiles from the ridiculous.

Feast it on the best things:
The brightest sunlight
The glowing moonlight
The hearty happiness of those around you
All the moments that overflow with incandescence.

Carry your own joy inside you

Teach it to dance with the joy of others
Whether their joy is a spark or a blaze
Never envious or superior
But basking and sharing and growing.

Let it be bright and strong
In the face of anger
Even when it flickers
When it could be smothered
Don't allow it to die.

Carry your own joy inside you.

It is your own to nurture
Your own to find in others
Your own to share with them.
It is you who keeps it alive.