For Joy

Received this poem from Maria's Sunday Paper by Maria Shriver and found it to be quite an accurate description of the feeling one gets from a surprise and a wonderful reminder to allow surprises to come ~

FOR JOY

by Jan Richardson

You can prepare 

but still

it will come to you 

by surprise,

crossing through your doorway,

calling your name in greeting,

turning like a child

who quickens suddenly 

within you.

it will astonish you

how wide your heart

will open

in welcome

for the joy

that finds you

so ready

and still so 

unprepared.