Music Hits the Spot Series (Rainy Days by Donald Mitchell)

Nah this ain't about that Ja Rule song featuring MJB...lol. It's a dedication to the weather outside, and if you know me, then you'll know that rain puts me in a relaxed state of mind. One where you wanna throw on some chill type music, kick back, and just enjoy....whether it be with your boo, or even by yourself.



This song is a perfect example of what's on my "Rainy Days" playlist. Soft soulful music like this, to help clear the mind of the day's ills. I've always loved this song even though this was nearing the end of what we knew as SWV, but they def went out with a bang.

Here is another one on my playlist:



This is a throwback/shoutout to 1994 when soundtracks were all the rage. This one is coming from the Sugar Hill Soundtrack featuring Kevon Edmonds (baby brother of great producing legend Babyface). Back in the time when harmonizing was what you wanted in life. Still love this song to this day. I'm sure all my REAL musicheads remember this one.

And you can't have a rainy day mix without the all-time favorite song about "rain":



New Edition's Heartbreak. Every black teen had a copy of this album (or at least should have..lol). Hearing these 5 dudes croon about how they had a love, and lost it, and having to stand the rain....granted, we were too young to know what they were talking about, but we loved the song nonetheless. Either way, we sang like we knew exactly what they meant. (At least I did).

And for good measure...here is a bonus track:



No explanation needed....at least I hope not. lol

REJECTED!!! (As Told By ^NorthernStar*)

Have you ever “beat yourself up” for not getting that promotion at your job you’ve desperately wanted? Or have you ever gone through a breakup with someone, you loved very much but they didn’t want to compromise with you? Or what about getting “shut out” from football team, you’ve hoped to be the quarterback for?! We’ve all faced rejection in our lives, but we must not allow those clouds to hang over our heads! Deal with the pain, but move on with your life. There will be many more opportunities in the future, and that obviously mean that what you were rejected by (job, boyfriend/ girlfriend, sports team, modeling agencies, record labels, etc.) it wasn’t for you.

If you were rejected by that job you passionately wanted, then maybe it wasn’t in God’s plan to allow you to work at that specific place. Maybe, you weren’t ready or you were TOO good for the environment! Or if Tavon isn’t interested in you anymore, maybe you need to work on self-love first or he just might not be the one for you. These things happen for a reason, and you will have to always face rejection wherever you go. Live in positivity, and stay motivated to prove to yourself that you can accomplish your goals & it will be the rejectors who will regret not giving you the fair opportunity.

I look at the story of a group Girls Tyme, whom lost against their opponents on the now-defunct “Star Search”. They later became Destiny’s Child… auditioned for Columbia Records, but were not signed. A year later, they were signed to Elektra Records and were dropped before releasing any material. The girls auditioned for the executives of Columbia Records, once again… and received a recording contract. They released their first two albums, and after getting their feet wet… two girls from the group left! But the remainder of the group, Beyonce Knowles & Kelly Rowland, kept working and found two new members. Five months later, one of the new girls left & they became a trio. After all of the drama, blood, sweat & tears… Destiny’s Child has become the world’s biggest girl groups ever!

If these girls could go through the leaps and bounds of life & still survive, then so can you! Don’t chase after anything that isn’t worth the while… everything works out in the end for you, but you must be able to accept rejection & grow from it!

Below is an inspirational song by Mariah Carey, which has helped me in the past, deal with rejection: