Bring on the rain

It is not very often that I get up before the sun comes up. Last night, I had a great early evening with some friends/coworkers for Cinco De Mayo :)

I was so exhausted that I fell asleep before 9:30pm!! That is not like me in the least. I am someone who has been diagnosed with insomnia so I am lucky to fall asleep most nights before 1am.

Anyhoo.....now that I was up super early I figured I would make the most out of my day and get up, make breakfast and cook up a pasta salad I have been meaning to do.

Since my roommate wasn't home I figured I would play some music to get me going.

This is where the title for my blog comes in (a little long winded to get here....sorry)....

I am partial to country music so I had some Pandora country station playing. Jo Dee Messina's song called "Bring on the rain"which features lovely Tim McGraw came on.

I love this song, her voice is so beautiful and her and Tim harmonize so wonderfuly. Of course I have heard the song many times before so I sang along (good thing no one was home lol).

As I do so I got to thinking......which of course can be dangerous!!

Here are the lyrics.....

Another day has almost come and gone Can't imagine what else could go wrong Sometimes I'd like to hide away somewhere and lock the door A single battle lost but not the war ('cause) Tomorrow's another day And I'm thirsty anyway So bring on the rain It's almost like the hard times circle 'round A couple drops and they all start coming down Yeah, I might feel defeated, And I might hang my head I might be barely breathing - but I'm not dead, no ('cause) Tomorrow's another day And I'm thirsty anyway So bring on the rain I'm not gonna let it get me down I'm not gonna cry And I'm not gonna lose any sleep tonight ('cause) Tomorrow's another day And I am not afraid So bring on the rain

So this brings me to what I was thinking!

Life tosses us curveballs all the time, things we may expect or predicted and things that totally blind side us. No matter what life throws at us, we have to remember that tomorrow is another day and things will get better. Maybe not right away, but with time they will. And of course I hate the saying "things will get better with time"....I hate it because it doesn't fix anything in the moment which is what we want, and it takes too long sometimes. BUT things will get better.....you will heal....you can move on!!!

I have lost a cousin due to a tragic auto accident who was only 15 (no alcohol involved thank god!)

I have lost my grandfather way too soon due to a stroke and brain cancer

My parents got a divorce and my dad remarried (good endings...I'll share sometime)

My heart has been broken one too many times by men....I have learned a lot though

I have lost a few family pets, which some of you know can be extremely difficult especially when you consider them to be a part of your family

I could go on and on about all of the curveballs that life has thrown me....but what good does it do? I have made peace with the things that have happened even though they are not positive things. Tomorrow IS a better day.....hang in there!!!!