What?! Melly is running again? It keeps repeating, I know. Signing up without thinking and then end up injuring myself unnecessarily (but entertaining others along the way and did some fundraising though :D).
What I Learn from My GERD

Silence without, but active within.
With hours to pass until morning, I sit reflecting on different things. Sometimes I feel disoriented by the pain, but other times it produces worthwhile thoughts that I find helpful.
I learn to stay quiet, be patient, to struggle well. That’s what trials in life are like at times – you can protest and whinge all you want, it’s not going to drive them away. Who are you waging war against? If you’ll have to go through it, you’ll have to go through it anyway.
When Cruising (Alaska) isn’t Just a Cruise

the captain spoke, ‘We do this (trip) not to escape reality, but to not let reality escape us.’
Thoughts on My Canadian Rockies Trip

Initial disappointment in this country, but then I didn’t know what await me in the coming days and weeks. That tells me first impression doesn’t last. For that matter, any impression doesn’t last.