Sisters into Reading & Reviewing "SiRR" Magazine December 2014 | Page 14

remember the bad doesn't mean we
want to have a bad day. We want
to shout for joy and clap our hands
By Ramona Boyd
every chance we get . I know every time I heard it I was happy from
2014 has been a soul searching
the beginning to the end of the
year for America and myself.. We
song. The beat had you at least tapstarted with everyone fighting over
ping your toes and bobbing your
Obama care, Democrats against the
head to the beat.
Republican's, the rich against the
poor. Did anyone stop to think we
This joyous song that made everywe're fighting each other, not just a
one happy was sung all over the
sector or a particular group?
world. Churches were singing
it on Sunday morning while chilAcross the water we had Isis and
dren who can't even walk or talk
the first case of Ebola from Libya.
clapped their little hands.
Jay Leno leaves the tonight show
to P.O.P Hold It Down, an internet
As a child the smallest things made
sensation. Mom's I love you!
you happy; if life could only re(Smile)
main this simple. Such unconditional love through a child’s eyes.
The Malaysia flight disappears,
A child can manage to love someDonald Sterling finally sells the
one everyone dislikes.
Clippers after his comments, Adam Scott is the No. 1 golfer, we
A piece of candy made us all hapwitness Indigene men continuously
py, grandma’s sweet potato pie,
being slain by cops for no reason at
sitting around the dinner table disall. ( My heart pours out to these
cussing our day, out doing a classfamilies) Domestic violence by
mate on a test, your wedding day,
Ray Rice commits in the elevator.
your graduation day, your report
And that wasn't the only elevator
card, a kiss and sometimes just
fight this year. Silence gets marsaying good morning put a smile
ried, we saw Peterson get suspendon someone’s face. Being happy is
ed from football and Dwight Howso simple but it seems we like to
ard get suspended from Basketball
make it hard. Stop focusing on
for child abuse. The things that
things you have no control over.
shocked us the most was Ebola and
Be happy because you have anoththe Brown decision. WTH!
er that will fix it.

Joy Always Returns with
the Sun!

Through all our heartache and
heartbreak the No. 1 streamed song
was “Happy” by Pharrell. I don't
care what radio station you turned
to, this song was always playing.
Happy broke all age and color barriers! For those three minutes we
can all be Happy together
and finding happiness is the truth!

The first happy song I remember
was “Oh Happy Day”, this song
dates back to 1755. It originated
from the book of acts. See we're
not the only ones wishing for happy days. In 1967 this song was recorded by the Edward Hawkins
singers in 1970 and they received a
Grammy for it.
This song has been recorded a
Through all this madness everyone
100 Times since then. I know it,
wants to be happy. Just because we

my grandmother knows it, and my
children and grandchildren sing it.
It can be heard in movies like Sister Act, Big Momma's House and
The Nutty Professor. It will con [