Today is one of those days. The sort that you wake up with great intentions but somewhere along the way, things go awry. You think that it’ll be a good day, that you’ll accomplish things and be happy with yourself at the end of it. But then something comes along to challenge your ability to enjoy it all.

These are the moments that you wish that you could see the appeal in cliche or find the wisdom in bad music. These are the moments when you start to appreciate the philosophies of cultures that have been beset upon for ages and yet have learned to keep a stiff upper lip.

I’m not one for mantras, but it seems like a waste of what started to be a good day to not at least try and “om” my way back on track.