Tomorrow

"The sun'll come out, tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there'll be sun."

The song that everybody can sing no matter what the situation. The song that everyone sings to people who have bad days whilst they tell these people that everything is going to be alright.

This is my mantra.

When I was younger, I never knew what this song meant, I just thought it was about rainy days and how the sun's gonna come out the next day, so I was like, "YAY SUNSHINE!" In effect, I didn't think of the meaning behind the song at all.

As I grew older, I learned as time went on that this became my theme song, or my mantra. As my days grew cloudier in High School, I didn't know where to go or what to do with myself. I would sing this little song quietly to myself as I lay in bed, and I would finally be able to drift off into my slumber-land, worry-free.

As I came into college, and as I faced drama that ultimately surpassed my entire Senior Year's worth of drama, I found myself crying and singing this to myself over and over just to make my day better, but it never did. I tried to sing, I tried to make my vocal chords resonate with the same charm and spunk as Annie, but I couldn't, I was too down on myself.

However, as of recently, I've figured out that this song has had much more impact on my life and how it even can be thought of philosophically.

Let me explain:

We as human beings are destined to have bad days. They are unavoidable. We can try as hard as we can to have great days every single day, but sooner or later, an awful / terrible day decides to rear its ugly head. We try and try to make that day good by doing things that interest us, but we just can't shake that depression that we feel. It hurts, and we feel we have no where to turn.

However, this is where I suggest Annie steps in.

"Tomorrow" is a song all about hope, which I have learned is the only thing we need in our darkest days. We must think the next day will be better, or else it won't be. We will just be scared that the next day will be worse, and we can't fall into that trap, it eats you alive. We need to realize that, "Yeah, today was a bad day, but I'm going to try to make tomorrow AMAZING to go in its stead."

So, if I have anything to say to you guys as you go off on your Spring Break adventures, it's this:

If you're stuck with a day, that's gray, and lonely, then just pick up your chin, and grin, and say..... The sun'll come out, tomorrow.

~This is Deej, signing off. (Happy Spring Break y'all. Stay safe and have fun)