From a Woman to a Woman

Yesterday someone ducked out of yoga class for a cup of water. She rested at my desk while she emptied her cup.

"Wow," she whispered, "this is a great class! It's challenging. Sometimes we do a pose and I am in there just cryin'! We women, we need to cry sometimes, you know? I tell ya, I worked all week, and I have a three-year-old, and my husband and I... Well, after thirteen years, it's just... Ya know, ya see it in the movies, and ya see it on TV, but it really happens. Ya know? It's really true... and we just need to cry sometimes... we really just need that release."

"I totally get it," I replied. And I meant it.