It's okay to be happy

It's okay to be happy. sometimes we carry the guilt of it. the fear of it being torn away. sometimes it has been so long since the happy visited. you forget what it looks like. it is almost uncomfortable. you don't know how to make eye contact with it. you're afraid you'll scare it off. you'll try to connect it to a time, a place, or a person where being happy is almost wrong. but it's okay. let it iron the clothes. let it stitch the seams. we don't say this enough - how brave it is to let yourself be happy. but let it in. get used to the sun. accept the radiance. accept it, the way you accept the less sunny things. the less radiant things. the more scary things. even if it's been some time, even if you're afraid you'll scare it off. embrace it. put the trauma to sleep.look in the mirror. and say it as many times as needed: it's okay to be happy. it's okay to be happy. it's okay to be happy.