when sad made me happy

Tuesday was a sad day

not a heavy cloak that threatened to smother me kind of day

I was simply "blue" and my face leaked a few times

as I walked a few miles last evening

I realized that acknowledging the sadness did not cause me to feel unsettled

I was not tempted 

to analyze 

to find an excuse 

to search for contributing factors

and I experienced no guilty feelings for not being "happy"

I may be mistaken, but I think being at a point of accepting 

that some days are simply going to be sad 

"without cause" 

is a healthy thing 

and it may sound odd, but that makes me happy

my face is smiling and my heart is singing as this day comes to an end:

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;

You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Psalm 30:11&12