Be Glad
“May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks;
May your heart be as light as a song;
May each day bring you bright, happy hours
That stay with you all the year long.”
~Irish Blessing
Gladness tastes like satisfaction and pride. It feels a reward, like a relief, like a heart filled with gratitude and joy.
Children know it, and baby animals at play. And fathers who see their children achieve, and mothers whose efforts are met with heartfelt thanks. It blesses the reunion of friends and accompanies good meals. It travels on sunshine and sings through bright flowers, celebrating the sheer joy of being.
It bursts suddenly like applause from the heart. And as quickly as it comes, it goes. But oh, how thick and warm its aftertaste, how lingering its glow!
Wrap your day in ribbons of gladness. Stitch it through your hours. Sprinkle it over your mornings. Spread it on your toast. And when the day’s hours have gone, let it tuck you into your dreams at night, gleaming in your heart the way stars gently shimmer in the dawn.
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