Howdy folks

                So we’re at 11 days till take off and finally everything is here and packed ready to roll. For anyone just joining in,  here is a link to a fundraiser I’ve created to help support families with memorial services and to help ease the pain enduring the costs for burial services.   https://gofund.me/a0dd5dab Please click and/or share the link with as many people as you can. Every little bit goes a long way. The funds raised are not for me. If I reach my goal I will donate $10,000 to 5 foundations supporting suicide awareness and prevention. 

I want to thank everyone that has shown support through sharing a name/names, gifts, shares, monetary donations, and following along. The amount of names I’ve received is overwhelming as there shouldn’t be any names to share. We need to do better. We need to be aware and help prevent suicide before we lose another loved one. No one should ever feel that’s the only way to end the pain. We need to stop being scared of meditation, yoga, Buddhism, religion, worship, working out, taking a chance on something other than what we’ve already been doing, get out and find peace in nature, join s knitting class, learn to paint, learn to write, allow people in to hug and show you love. Find joy in your nephews and nieces. Money can’t be the reason, feeling overwhelmed can’t be the reason anymore, losing a girlfriend/ boyfriend can’t be the reason anymore, failing out of school ca not get the reason anymore and for god sake you can’t continue to blame the ones that raised you for it ANYMORE! I myself am guilty for that one but I’m making a change starting today. I will not be brought down from my past any longer. I can promise you that. I let it drag me down for 43 years. Get up, get out and get moving on with your best life. There are so many people out there that love you and want to see you grow and feel loved and be honest with yourself. Don’t be scared to call people or write people, we want you to mo than you’ll ever know. We 100% need to lose the fear of reaching out and the embarrassment we feel because nothing hurts more than when you are gone and we don’t get to hear that voice, see that smile, have that constructive  argument and grow with you. YOU ARE LOVED AND YOU NEED TO STOP BEING SO SCARED OF THE UNKNOWN. It’s time to open those wings and let others in. 

This photo below is of when I was pedaling across the country solo. I was in the middle of nowhere and hadn’t seen anyone for several days. I was scared, alone and way into my head but I sat and listened to Mother Nature and my heart and even though I was super said and alone, crying my eyes out and wanting to give up, I listened and I heard everything, I wasn’t going to just sit there and soak in my own shit. I was going to make a change and change is what happened. Yes I wears off and you find yourself sinking again but guess what? Do it again and find yourself all over again. There aren’t any limitations on how often you need to escape to find your inner peace. This walk is my 100th time looking into myself and you know what it’s ok. 

Thank you all for everything this journey isn’t only mine, it’s all of ours. Take a step forward with me and let’s end this pain together.