Joy
by Lee

In these recent years and past few months joy has been extremely hard to find. As time goes on and life sucks the life out of us, it's hard to smile. However, in recent weeks I've tried to find joy in the smallest of things. For example: my dog, Jack, following me around everywhere because he noticed a shift in happiness; my friend, Khalil, seemingly doing everything he can to put a smile on my face; having multiple opportunities to make money that distract me from the underlying theme of this chapter in my story book: change. A change of scenery, even if it's mentally, might be the only thing that can bring joy in these trying times. Something that I'm glad I realized before it's too late.