There is joy in deciding to delight. Not one rooted in toxic positivity and if you just think great thoughts, nothing bad will ever happen. This is the deciding in spite of my circumstances I will find glimmers of gratitude, and gratefulness.

Rewriting the story we tell ourselves comes with a lot of compassion, surrender, and willingness to see our lives through the eyes of the Lord.

If you are a little like me, you also might be filtering all our joy and disappointment through the stories we tell ourselves. Little armors we have built up to keep the tenderness and heartbreak at bay. And in the process have strong-armed soft-heartedness and joy.