A Constellation of Gladness
Where Every Breath Becomes a Beginning, and Joy Finds Its Way Home
Our days are wide vessels,
waiting for laughter to fill them.
Each second offers a chance
to choose a grin over a frown,
to find music in a simple step.
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Being joyful is a brave act,
a decision made when waking up
to greet a world full of grace.
We are made of stars and dreams,
designed to seek out what feels good,
what makes our hearts feel light.
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Do not chase what is heavy.
Seek instead what makes you soar.
Purpose is found in a shared smile,
in the way we help one another
find reasons to be glad today.
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This path is open and radiant,
leading us toward our own delight.
Every breath is a new beginning,
a moment to embrace our reason for being.
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We are here to be glad,
to let joy be our compass
and our steady, shining north.
We seek what glows,
we find what sings,
and we know our true home.
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Let happiness be your anchor,
let it be your song,
for being happy is why we are here,
why we stay, why we belong.
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It is our work to find bliss,
to hold it close, to share its spark.
No shadow stays when we choose to beam,
no burden stays when we choose to dance.
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To be happy is a duty we owe to ourselves,
a gift we give to everyone we meet.
The meaning is simple: be glad.
The way is easy: choose joy.
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Our lives have this one aim,
this one great and glorious goal.
About the Creator
Tim Carmichael
Let your becoming be louder than your fear, and your smallest steps become the road you once thought impossible to walk. An Appalachian poet and cookbook author my book Beautiful and Brutal Things is on Amazon, Link 👇
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