Train Ride Inner Journey

I have only been on a train one other time before this. I have not been on a plane yet, I have only traveled by car. So you could say that I'm a little "inexperienced" in the traveling ways. Riding on a train for the second time in my life, for a lot longer than I had the first time, I have learned a few things for sure. For one, I realized I need to pack better for comfort. Instead of tennis shoes, I should have brought comfy slippers or moccasins to wear so I don't sleep in uncomfortable shoes. I now know to bring a sleeping eye mask to cover my eyes from the lights, so the lights don't keep me awake at night. I didn't pack my toothbrush in one of my carry on bags, I packed it in my check in bags. That was a mistake. Especially after having coffee this morning when I really wanted to brush my teeth. I know to dress better now for sleeping on a train. I will make sure to wear a shirt underneath my sweatshirt, since I got super hot last night and realized I can't take my sweatshirt off. The most important thing I learned, is to appreciate the stillness and peacefulness of sleeping on a train with faces I don't know. I had a calm moment of realization that every single person on this train is on their own personal journey in life. We are all put on this same train to make it to one of our destinations in life. I am sure I'm not the only one on this train running out patience from sitting so long on a bumpy train, or forgot their toothbrush. We all have different paths to walk in life, but experience a lot of the same things in different ways. I find individual journeys of life to be amazing.