Soak in hot water. Life becomes half-forgivable.

You've been showering through the week, haven't you. Quick, efficient, fine. But a real soak in hot water hits a recovery button that a shower simply doesn't reach.

The way warm water wraps around you. The involuntary sigh when you sink in up to your shoulders. The way the steam softens your face. That's a layered, three-dimensional kind of relaxation.

Don't overthink it today. Run a bath, even just ten minutes. While you soak, pick one worry, picture it dissolving into the water, and let it drain out at the end. By the time you're stepping out, that worry tends to look smaller than it did when you stepped in.