If you could borrow someone's default mood for a day, whose would you take?

A natural way to answer

I'd borrow my friend Sam's mood. He has this steady, unshakeable calm, the kind that doesn't ruffle his feathers no matter what goes wrong. I'd love to spend a day where small setbacks just rolled off me like water off a duck's back.

Key phrases to use

• over the moon — extremely happy and delighted“She was over the moon about the new job.”
• weighing you down — making you feel burdened, worried, or low“All these decisions are really weighing me down.”
• ruffle his feathers — to annoy or upset someone, disturbing their calm“Nothing seems to ruffle her feathers.”
• knock off course — to disturb someone's steady state or throw off their plans“A bit of bad news won't knock her off course.”
• at one with the world — feeling completely calm, content, and in harmony with everything“After yoga I feel at one with the world.”