I’m on a train to Chiang Mai. So far the train has been pretty peaceful. I fell asleep early and slept through most of the night. In total it’s about a 14 hour train ride. We should be just a couple hours away from Chiang Mai at this point. I’m really looking forward to getting checked into the hotel and taking a shower. Since I’ve been taking night trains the last two nights I could really use a shower.

I’ve been allowing myself to just eat whatever lately and I really need to quit doing that. Before getting on the train last night I bought a whole bunch of junk food – candy, popcorn and more candy. I’ve been giving myself a pass on it lately because I know I won’t be eating much at the meditation place and it’ll all be vegetarian. I feel gross right now though because of all the crap I’ve eaten. I woke up this morning and ate a small bag of popcorn and two candy bars. Definitely not the healthiest breakfast imaginable.

Gratitude List:
A peaceful journal on the sleeper train
Being mostly done with the 14 hour train ride
Being able to embrace hope, rather than run away from it