When it is raining out, the roads are slippery, the pavement is slippery. Accidents are more likely to happen. Best we go slower and pay closer attention to avoid a mishap. The same is true when our lives are "raining" stressful circumstances on our parade. We are more likely to be distracted, more likely to make a mistake. Best we go slower and pay closer attention. And the same is true when our minds are consumed with depression and anxiety-generating thoughts. We are more prone to distraction. More prone to self-sabotaging behaviors. Best we take it slower and pay closer attention to avoid making mistakes in judgment and compounding our problems.