Om

After the worst kind of day at work, which ended with a rainy night, the only thing I wanted to do was walk home and crawl into bed without changing, never to emerge again.

BUT, against my will I dragged myself to the gym with all the other new years resolutioners to take a yoga class. And I was glad I did as soon as the instructor, an older woman with a soothing voice and long silver hair, said "your perfect pose is just as much as you can do at any given moment." Has there ever been a more easygoing attitude?

Of course, it doesn't really translate well in other realms. I wouldn't tell a Starbucks barista, "just do what you can. If you can only make one latte every 15 minutes, don't beat yourself up over it." But at that moment, it was exactly what I needed to hear, and it was ALMOST enough to take my mind off of annoyances at work.

But the calming yoga instructor wasn't responsible for ultimately getting me to put things in perspective. That honor was actually bestowed upon the elderly, if flatulent, woman behind me sporting bright orange hair and a Christmas tree turtleneck. What can I say? Sometimes the perfect antidote to a long day is a little laugh.