Chase joy.
And when you've caught it, feast upon it.
Gobble it up like an ice cream cone on the hottest day of the year.
Let its sticky sweetness dribble down your chin and arm,
the remnant is evidence of the thing now in you -
filling your belly and becoming a part of you.
And in times of desolation,
when your limbs are too tired for the chase
and your belly is full of sorrow,
sit quietly and let joy come to you,
presenting itself in shyness and timidity,
but no less potent in consolation.
Know that she is yours and she will sustain you in all things,
if you permit her.
