<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Joy Chose You<div><br></div><div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">Joy does not arrive with a fanfare</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">on a <a tabindex="-1" style="color: rgb(56, 88, 152); cursor: pointer;"></a>red carpet strewn</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">with the flowers of a perfect life</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">joy sneaks in</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">as you pour a cup of coffee</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">watching the sun</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">hit your favourite tree</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">just right</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">and you usher joy away</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">because you are not ready for her</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">your house is not as it should be</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">for such a distinguished guest</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">but joy, you see</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">cares nothing for your messy home,</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">or your bank balance</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">or your waistline</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">joy is supposed to slither through</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">the cracks of your imperfect life</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">that’s how joy works</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">you cannot truly invite her</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">you can only be ready</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">when she appears</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">and hug her with meaning</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">because in this very moment</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto">joy chose you.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Donna Ashworth</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><div dir="auto"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </div></div></div></div></body></html>