Mentally, I’m at Disneyland Riding Jungle Cruise

Need a break from reality? Same. Here’s a light-hearted story about mentally checking out and heading straight to the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland — no FastPass required.

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Mentally, I’m at Disneyland Riding Jungle Cruise

Sometimes life is just… too much.
Emails piling up. Dishes multiplying. The group text is blowing up and someone’s asking “what’s for dinner?” again.

That’s when my brain just hits the eject button and floats away to a happier place — like a slow-moving boat filled with dad jokes, fake piranhas, and a whole lot of plastic jungle leaves.

Yes. Mentally, I’m at Disneyland.
Specifically, I’m on the Jungle Cruise.

The sun is shining, the Skipper is cracking groan-worthy jokes, and I’m fully committed to pretending that animatronic hippo isn’t judging me for checking out of reality.

It’s amazing how one thought like that can pull you out of the chaos, even just for a second.
The Jungle Cruise isn’t the flashiest ride. It doesn’t go upside down. There are no lasers or high-tech bells and whistles. But it gets it. It’s funny. It’s familiar. It doesn’t ask too much.

Kind of like the brain break I needed.

So if you see me zoning out mid-conversation with a smile on my face?
Just know I’m not ignoring you.
I’m just somewhere near the backside of water.

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