I Found Joy

Yes, I found joy.  Maybe not as you expected.  I found joy in a necklace that a friend refurbished for me.  It is beautiful.  Full of character and artistry.  I loved it as soon as I held it in my hands.  Of course, one of the pieces came from her years ago and always makes me smile.  A heart. A little charm.  A piece that I have treasured and held dear for all of this time...mixed with other pieces.  But, the necklace had broken, so she mended it.  When I got it back, I felt a sense of joy...of relief to have it back.  How wonderful.  I put it on right away.  She texted: "did you find the word?"  Huh?  Really?  So, I took it back off, and most certainly, right there where the chain had been put back together with a flat metal piece was a word.  "Joy."  I smiled  I had found joy. 
I texted, "I found joy."  She said that is a good thing.
It's a very good thing.  And, little things like necklaces and rings can remind me of hope and peace and yes...JOY.  Finding them sometimes takes a wee bit of looking.  Of seeing right.  It's easy to miss them when looking for things to be as I wish they were.  They aren't.  It's that simple.  But, though THEY aren't what I wish....I can be what I wish......what I choose...what I believe.  Circumstances do not dictate whether I can have joy or not.  I choose what to do.  I choose what to believe.  I choose what voices to listen to. 
I found joy.  I don't plan on losing it ever again.  It's way too precious. 
grace to you