# @mysteryranch on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CqvOH9To-Sv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18296775-mysteryranch-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-04-07T14:11:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** MYSTERY RANCH (@mysteryranch) — https://gondola.cc/mysteryranch

## Caption

“There were times when I was comfortable. Too comfortable. So far beyond comfortable that I become indifferent. Deranged. Gorged. So bored that I become lonely. So bored that I become tired. So low to the ground that getting up felt daunting. Days pass by, and can move me so little that I begin to even take the taste of water for granted. So removed from the microscopic joys of life, that they start to blend in with the mundane. How do I get so hypnotized? How have I come to lack so much infatuation with living?"

- Melissa Bridwell, Backbone Contributor

Read the full essay where Melissa Bridwell describes how wildland firefighting has changed her perspective on life and provided her with unforgettable experiences. 

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