As I was leaving the dressing room, I approached the lady working the dressing room and lifted one of the shirts into the air, "I'm gonna leave this one. Where can I put it?" She replied, "I don't care. Put it anywhere, I don't give a damn." I was tempted to throw the shirt on the floor right where I stood and walk out. I mean, "how dare she speak to me like that? That was so disrespectful! She needs to find another job if she doesn't want to deal with people. It's not as if I was rude about it." But, for some reason, I pushed ego out of the way and I didn't do any of those things (insert record scratch here.) Instead, I approached her, face to face, shirt in hand, and asked, "That kind of day, huh?" She replied, "Yeah. These people got me doing all of these things and they know I have a heart condition..." I interrupted her and said, "I will be sending you positive vibes in hopes that your day turns around."

In all of her years, I don't think this older lady expected to that response. She just stood there speechless. I went on to say, "It's early. There's still plenty of time to turn it around." She smiled and said, "Well, I only work part time so I'll be home soon." I said, "Perfect! Have some tea and forget about this morning." She laughed and replied, "I already did. Tea is great!" I turned around and started to walk away with a smile on my face and said, "Yes it is! God bless you." She yelled across the showroom floor, "Have a blessed day! Thank you!"

Now, that made my day. I don't want to paint a picture of myself as a saint. I'm far from one. I do want to highlight the fact that, for every incident, we are in control of how we react and, apparently, a positive reaction will yield much better results.

By the way, I grabbed a great sports jacket at 50% off!

-Anthony