A Life-Changing Experience: The Reflection *That I Never Shared

I told a friend today, "I've come a long way, baby", thinking back to commericals and ads that have used this idiom.  But it is so true, at least when referring to my inner-self ...

I've been back two weeks.  As people ask, I simply say that it was an amazing trip, and truly a life-changing experience.  And when friends ask what the most memorable experience was, I honestly can't say one aspect, a combination of it all, I suppose.   It truly gives one a new perspective on life, and for me, it has given me a passion for more travel ... for more awareness of our global community.  Whether alone or with a companion, I want to see other cultures, other histories, other religions ... and soak it all in ...

Thinking back, I enjoyed all of the small towns in the Netherlands, each with their own style and their own church; those are the real secrets to learning about a people.

That was July 2011.  It is now November, and I just opened this.  I never finished it.  That is really too bad, because I need to find the joy, the strength I had then ...

So I shall. 

I just tagged a few pictures from my trip to my Facebook, mostly those with words.  Words: I just need to use them in writing.  Here they are:

 

So many places

So many emotions

So much joy

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