find your joy.

and when you’re black,

joy is a revolutionary act.

joy is an intentional practice.

joy is an act of faith.

because while happiness

is conditional and fleeting,

joy can’t easily be erased.

find your joy.

work for it like you do your dreams.

stretch for it.

search for it.

find out what your definition of it really means.

carve out time for it.

get on planes for it.

say yes for it.

say no for it.

don’t hope for it, just…

go for it.

it’s waiting for you.

,maybe somewhere in a distant land.

maybe somewhere in the home you’re in.

somewhere in a world that’s so unkind.

i traveled the world to realize

that joy is a state of mind.

and just like God,

when we choose to pursue it,

it’s never too hard to find.

so find your joy.