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Another week, another set of educational life situations! Every Monday, we bring to you Mindful Monday–a collection of quotes and inspirational songs for you to meditate upon throughout the week.

This week’s Mindful Monday includes uplifting, positive songs from artists like [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]James Blunt[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jack Johnson[/lastfm], and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ben Harper[/lastfm].

Monday, May 9th: “‘Cause You Had A Bad Day”-[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]James Blunt[/lastfm]

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“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”-Dolly Parton

Sometimes you just have to embrace the fact that you had a “bad day,” learn from it and move on. Not every day can be your best day and if things always worked out the way you wanted them to, you might take all the good things for granted.

When you have an awful day, remind yourself that life is most beautiful because there is the dark to highlight the brightness of the light. The universe always has a way of evening things so you get equal doses of each.