And just like that Coldplay song says, "Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard.."– I find myself relating to these lyrics lately. Is it just me or does everyone at some point sometimes just sit around and wish that life wasn't as hard or that life had a little less rain and a little more sun, you know? I know that I wish that I did more or maybe that I did less. Sometimes I wish I had more; I was more as an individual.

This got me thinking though – instead of wishing that life was all together "easy" and "sunny" why don't we all take a second to reflect on the fact that those imperfect, rainy moments may be what make our lives sunny in the long run.

I think we can all agree that when it comes to it, we are our own worst critic. I know that I am at least. I usually try and carry the weight of every storm right on my shoulders. It might be raining and pouring but I'm doing it. Sounds tough, right? Right. I can't count the days where I have just cried because something didn't go my way.

If you're anything like me, then you probably cry about literally everything.It can be such an overwhelming feeling to be so suppressed by how you feel and all the while you're hoping that things would be better and the rain would let up. One day, though, you'll be glad that you stopped wishing and you started watching and accepting life for everything both good and bad. I know I was. I remember when I finally realized that I need the rain. If it's raining, there's going to be some sun afterwards.

The real joy in all of this is that without the storm, you wouldn't have time to grow. You wouldn't have time to recover and realize that without the storm, you would have never gotten to where you are now. It is so important to take time to recognize in all your trials, tribulations, and storms that you are so much bigger than the lightning and the thunder that overtakes you. You're not what happens to you when it happens to you. You're so much more. You won't always be in the rain, so get that umbrella and keep holding on. It's almost over.

My moral here is for us to all recognize that while life is hard and just like Coldplay said, we didn't really get a warning that it could be this hard either. However, just because something is hard doesn't mean that it is impossible. Sit down and think about where you would be if things were perfect. If you woke up and the sun was always shining and there was no rain – both literally and figuratively. Sure, it sounds great, doesn't it?

For all those times I have sat and wished that everything would just let up, there are just as many times that I have sat down and thought if it has to pour for things to get better, bring it on. I am so glad that my hair doesn't always fall right or I fall up the stairs when I walk. I'm glad that I sometimes sleep in on accident and forget to take a shower.

I'm glad that I am late and I forget to brush my teeth. I only ate Taco Bell for three days. Wow. Wow at how much you grow and prosper within a storm. To me, that is and will always be so much more perfect than everything just being a little sunnier. So, from this, please take away that it's OK that things aren't perfect all the time. It's necessary to get lost in the thunder in the lightning and to grow, prosper, and be that sweet little sunshine at the end of a total downpour. The storms of life are not always needed, but necessary.

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." – John Lennon