What if it's raining.....?

Hmm..... it's been a while since I made a post that wasn't the title of a song. But I was thinking that you might want one for a change. For those of you that haven't been reading my blog for months, these are posts where I'm telling you something related to music that I know or think, and I don't actually have a song attached to it.

You might notice that the title says "rain," and you might be wondering if this blog is really about music after all. But the title, "Tea with Liya" has nothing to do with rain, unless I'm sitting inside my house drinking tea and waiting for the rain to stop so I can go for my walk. I suppose the title has nothing to do with music either, but that's why I tacked on the "A Blog about Music" part.

Now let me get down to the point.
When I checked the weather forecast for this week on Monday, it said something like this:

Monday = Rain
Tuesday = More Likely Rain
Wednesday = Even More Likely Rain
Thursday = Rain
Friday = Rain
Saturday = Sunny
Sunday = Sunny
Monday = Rain
Tuesday = That's right, more rain
Wednesday = Rain again?


That's right, there's a chance of rain for five days - five days - in a row. (I was hoping to get a few walks in this week.) Great way to ruin your plans, huh? The forecast is also talking about a "chance for torrential downpours and localized flooding."

(Update: When I look back on the week the next Wednesday, I realize that we either got a 1-minute rain shower or nothing at all for each of those days. I'm starting to lose trust in the weather forecast.)

Sometimes, you might feel like this. You feel like there's a constant stream of rain falling on your life that has soaked you to the bone and has the potential to get worse. It could turn into a tornado or a flood, knocking you right off your feet and washing you away forever from life as you know it. And as soon as you see one bright sunny day or even a cloudy day in the future, it's followed by a rainy day.

You don't know what to do.

You could try and resolve the problems, but you can't control the clouds, so more seem to keep falling on you. You could try and move somewhere else, but you're surrounded by bigger storms that you don't want to go through. And if you stay put, things can only get worse.

So what now?

I have one piece of advice for you, that I've been talking about for months: Listen to songs.

You might think that's not going to help, but I'm sure there have been scientific studies proving that music affects our emotions, and I've seen it have an effect on myself as well. If you're feeling bad about something, take a few minutes to listen to a song. It might help you think differently about the situation and realize that it isn't that bad after all. At the very least it will help you think about something else and not worry about all your problems.

I have 38 songs right here and counting that you can listen to. For example, here's some links to songs I've played that you can listen to right now. So what if they think you're not good enough? It don't mean a thing. Spring is going to jump up some day, with lots of joy too. Maybe you should just take five and rest for a while. Or if you want some bounce, you can listen to this boogie woogie. The list goes on and on, and I'm sure there's a bunch of other songs that I haven't learned yet. 

Even if you aren't being drenched by physical or metaphorical rain, take time to listen to a song. Now I'm going to repeat the phrase that I say all the time (some of you might be associating it with me already): "Listen to songs. It's good for you!"