Foreboding joy tells me it can't be true --
those hopeful visions for the future will never come to be.
Foreboding joy says be wary of what lies ahead --
with any positive momentum, there's bound to be a harsh dose of reality.
Foreboding joy tells me to dwell in the disappointment now --
better to dash to the painful emotions before they surprise me.
But, foreboding joy, I'm done buying it --
My life will no longer be defined by your limiting story.
[Hear more about foreboding joy as described by Brene Brown here.]
