Courtesy of literary scalawag Jonathan Caws-Elwitt:
"My meditation coach and I just couldn't get along. Last week I got really annoyed with him, and yesterday he said he thought it would be best if we terminated the relationship."
"Oh, that's too bad. I hope there weren't any hard feelings."
"Well, I'm not so sure. His last words to me were, 'As you exit this phase of your life, be mindful of the space between the gate into the next part of your journey and that part of yourself which trails behind.'"
"So?
"So... I think that translates into, 'Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.'"