Joy is My Birthright

Joy is my birthright.
Well, that sounds good on paper but reality is different.

Joy is my birthright.
That is essentially true but not realistic.

Joy is my birthright.
How can you feel joy when there is so much crap going on in your life?

Joy is my birthright.
But there's too much sadness right now.

Joy is my birthright.
Look at all you've been through lately. How can you be joyful about that?

Joy is my birthright.
Stop saying that like you're ENTITLED or something.

Joy is my birthright.
But sometimes things get in the way of it.

Joy is my birthright.
Sure, honey, we'd all LIKE to be joyful 24/7 but that's impossible.

Joy is my birthright.
Not every day for cripes' sakes.

Joy is my birthright.
No, it's an extra, something above and beyond what everyone gets.

Joy is my birthright.
Well, how are you going to be joyful when you are sick and tired???????

Joy is my birthright.
It's not that easy.

Joy is my birthright.
Joy is a fun extra that life sometimes gives and sometimes takes away.

Joy is my birthright.
You are too full of silly ideas today.

Joy is my birthright.
Get real, woman!

Joy is my birthright.
It depends on how you define joy I guess.

Joy is my birthright.
Saying it doesn't make it a truth, sweetie.

Joy is my birthright.
So define joy for us, then.

Joy is my birthright.
Let's define joy differently then. Maybe we are thinking of joy as something that it's not.

Joy is my birthright.
Damned straight it is!

Joy is my birthright.
And you have to CREATE it, expect it, embrace it, not just wait for it.

Joy is my birthright.
Joy is my birthright.