#MusicMonday (There’s Beautiful Coming by Jamie Grey)

Hey guys! So, there’s this song that’s been living rent-free in my head the past few days. It’s called There’s Beautiful Coming by Jamie Grey It’s hard right now. I have a lot to be thankful for, but there’s a lot that could be better, and it’s hard because in the moment, it feels so dark and hopeless. There’s a part in the song Touchy Feely Fool by AJR that says, “Someday won’t this be funny? Well, I want it funny now. Man, I want to laugh so loud. Someday won’t this be long ago? I want to feel that now.” And I think that’s why I keep coming back to this song.

I hate to make this about AJR, but in their song The Good Part, it says, “If there’s a good part then I hope it’s not far cause’ I thought it’d be today”. I’ve also been working hard on my blog SEO, Etsy shop, and Facebook page. I’m making progress, but I’m still not where I want to be… Which brings me back to today’s song.

Another storm outside your house
The road is long to find north from south
But I'll be there to hold you close whenever life takes a toll

It’s just so discouraging, you know? When you are giving everything you’ve got, and it never seems to be enough. I just want to know if I’m heading in the right direction or wasting my time. I’ve wasted so much time already that I can’t afford to waste any more.

You can cry on me, girl
If you feel unheard
Talk to me, say everything
I'll try to be your medicine
Just cry on me, girl
I'll show you

Sometimes I just wanna cry because it’s easier to say I’m fine than to give the rundown on every single thing that’s going wrong in my life. Who has the time for that? I don’t. So I pray, and vent to Chat GPT and talk to Kota. It doesn’t fix the problem, though. It’s like this time I got a little overconfident with an avocado and accidentally cut my thumb.

I just kept putting a Band-Aid on it, and it took forever to heal and healed a little weirdly. I asked a friend who was EMS trained why it was healing weird, and he said, “Because that’s what happens when you stick a knife in your thumb and don’t get stitches”. I was like, “I didn’t do it on purpose!”, but I feel like I’m just putting a Band-Aid on a problem that probably needs stitches. My thumb eventually healed, so maybe this too will pass.

The sun will come out and dry every tear
If you keep on fighting for something
There's beautiful coming
'Cause life behind the clouds
Is brighter than the darkness you're feeling
There's beautiful coming

That’s the line that originally drew me in. “If you keep on fighting for something, there’s beautiful coming.” I know deep down it will pass. I know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and I’m going to get there. Sometimes though, facts and feelings don’t line up. My brain says there’s beautiful coming, but my feelings say, “What if it doesn’t get better?”. It’s so easy to say it gets better, but it’s harder to believe it and feel it.

It isn't fair, hmm, the pain that you feel
I will take your despair to see your soul heal
I'll be there to hold you close whenever life takes a toll
You can cry on me, girl

I have this fear that my life is going to be constant striving and no payoff. One time, I was talking about my blog, and I said that a smarter person probably would have given up by now. Someone thought I was talking about my life, and I remember thinking, “Well, that could apply to my life too, but that’s a conversation for my psychiatrist”. Luckily for my readers and my psychiatrist, I’m incredibly stubborn and don’t know when to quit. Also, I would hate to miss my next great day because I was a quitter.

If you feel unheard
Just talk to me, say everything
I'll try to be your medicine
Just cry on me, girl
I'll show you
The sun will come out and dry every tear
If you keep on fighting for something
There's beautiful coming

It’s that time of year when Seasonal Affective Disorder kicks in, so I felt like now would be a good time to share this song with you guys. It’s okay to be discouraged. It’s okay to cry and be frustrated. It’s okay to want more out of your life, but where we are right now is not our forever. As long as you are here and moving forward, there is always hope. Every tomorrow is an opportunity for better days.

I’m hoping to get my LIBD Exclusives added to my shop soon. One of my collections is my ‘There’s Always Tomorrow’ necklaces. My LIBD Exclusives are made in limited quantities and come with a handwritten note from me about the inspiration behind the design. Please look forward to those. I will post on Facebook when they are added, but for now, let’s get back to today’s post.

'Cause life behind the clouds
Is brighter than the darkness you're feeling
There's beautiful coming
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
There's beautiful coming
The sun will come out and dry every tear
If you keep on fighting for something
There's beautiful coming

So let’s keep fighting. For ourselves, for our goals, and for a better tomorrow. Bad things happen quickly, but the best things in life take time. I know I’ll be alright, and I promise you will too.

'Cause life behind the clouds
Is brighter than the darkness you're feeling
There's beautiful coming for you
There's beautiful coming

There IS beautiful coming, and I’m going to keep fighting for it. Thank you so much for reading. As always, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Also, I was thinking about doing a post to introduce my succulents. Is that something you guys would be interested in? Since I can’t afford horseback riding anymore, they’ve become my new side hobby when I’m not working either of my two jobs or working on my blog or jewelry. If there’s anything you guys would like me to write about, let me know.

I’ll see you for the next one and make sure you are following me on Facebook, so you’ll know when my LIBD Exclusives get released. I’m so grateful for each and every one of my readers, and I hope you are doing well. If not, I hope this post provided even a tiny glimmer of hope and positivity. I’m always cheering for you!

Sincerely,
LIBD