Friday, July 1, 2011

Babywatch

Drinking a cold beer on a hot Caribbean beach, that's a relaxed-kind-of-happy.

Graduating cum laude, that's a proud-kind-of-happy.

Hearing "You're hired", that's an excited & relieved-kind-of-happy.

Lying in bed with your loved one, that's a breathless-kind-of-happy.

Saying "Yes", that's a giddy-kind-of-happy.

Saying "I Do", that's a blooming-kind-of-happy.

There's all kinds-of-happy in life, moments big and small.

But when your child is born, that's bigger than happy. That's joy.

Joy feels like every cell in your body singing in chorus.

Joy feels like every giggle and tear, every sigh and smile mixing together like colors in a paint can; every part of you awakens.

Joy feels as big as the universe and as small as a grain of sand.

All kinds-of-happy make our days fun and memorable, but joy defines us.