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Pedal by Pedal, Route by Route, Follow your Heart
Why A Heart Route?
The feeling of satisfaction as you plot your heart on a map, set off on your bike and ride for the sheer joy of riding is priceless. Your mind only focusing on the heart map before you and the next street or road you need to take.
As your eyes dance around a route which you’ve created, you begin to notice your surroundings with more intensity, more wonder,
You begin to spot a tree you never appreciated before, the looks of people faces as you roll on past, even the volume of the birds singing appears to increase,
The feeling of satisfaction as you plot your heart on a map, set off on your bike and ride for the sheer joy of riding is priceless. Your mind only focusing on the heart map before you and the next street or road you need to take.
As your eyes dance around a route which you’ve created, you begin to notice your surroundings with more intensity, more wonder,
You begin to spot a tree you never appreciated before, the looks of people faces as you roll on past, even the volume of the birds singing appears to increase,
Thoughts of what you need to do tomorrow somehow get put on hold, regrets about past failures fade out,
your chatterbox in your head takes a nap as you pedal towards your goal,
riding your route heartfully and appreciating the whole journey, from beginning to end.
your chatterbox in your head takes a nap as you pedal towards your goal,
riding your route heartfully and appreciating the whole journey, from beginning to end.
You see this is a ride of self discovery, your own personal journey,
not every path will be beautiful, or smooth, some will have potholes,
some will have dead ends, and some will trick you.
But if you keep on cycling, with all the love in your heart, you'll one day realize the whole journey was worth the ride, and that everything you've been searching for, was inside you all along.
Because the meaning of Heartful cycling, is really the magic of you.
not every path will be beautiful, or smooth, some will have potholes,
some will have dead ends, and some will trick you.
But if you keep on cycling, with all the love in your heart, you'll one day realize the whole journey was worth the ride, and that everything you've been searching for, was inside you all along.
Because the meaning of Heartful cycling, is really the magic of you.
You're just too sensitive...
Have you ever heard that sentence before? For years I felt broken and that my sensitivity was a problem, drummed into my head at such a young age to the point where I spent most my life trying to toughen up, change and be more like most people.
Well of course that flopped!...
After yet another embarrassing crying session I spent the weekend cycling in nature and researching how to control my emotions, thankfully I came across the term Highly Sensitive Person.
For the first time in my life everything started to make sense, why large groups overwhelm me, why I can't stand horror films, why I love so deeply and feel pain so intensely, why I enjoy being with people but afterwards need a full day to recover and just be quiet. Why I lose track of time when I'm writing, painting, reading. The more it all started to click, the more the words poured out, before I knew it I'd written this poem.
Have you ever heard that sentence before? For years I felt broken and that my sensitivity was a problem, drummed into my head at such a young age to the point where I spent most my life trying to toughen up, change and be more like most people.
Well of course that flopped!...
After yet another embarrassing crying session I spent the weekend cycling in nature and researching how to control my emotions, thankfully I came across the term Highly Sensitive Person.
For the first time in my life everything started to make sense, why large groups overwhelm me, why I can't stand horror films, why I love so deeply and feel pain so intensely, why I enjoy being with people but afterwards need a full day to recover and just be quiet. Why I lose track of time when I'm writing, painting, reading. The more it all started to click, the more the words poured out, before I knew it I'd written this poem.
- Sensitive Love -
If tears were diamonds, you’d be rich,
Often mistaken for weakness when simply the opposite is true
embarrassed, ashamed, so desperate to hide what so many of us bury
but here’s the truth,
Crying sets us free, washing clean the inner workings of our soul
shining light on all that was once hidden, allowing our inner magic to glow
so lets those tears flow,
It’s ok to be easily overwhelmed, to care too much, to hurt easily
to feel others pain, to avoid that social event, to stay at home with your book,
Each tear you release sets your magic free, your rich inner life, your creativity,
your intuition, but more importantly your beautiful big heart,
Sensitivity is your superpower, and your tears are your diamonds.
If tears were diamonds, you’d be rich,
Often mistaken for weakness when simply the opposite is true
embarrassed, ashamed, so desperate to hide what so many of us bury
but here’s the truth,
Crying sets us free, washing clean the inner workings of our soul
shining light on all that was once hidden, allowing our inner magic to glow
so lets those tears flow,
It’s ok to be easily overwhelmed, to care too much, to hurt easily
to feel others pain, to avoid that social event, to stay at home with your book,
Each tear you release sets your magic free, your rich inner life, your creativity,
your intuition, but more importantly your beautiful big heart,
Sensitivity is your superpower, and your tears are your diamonds.
Creating & painting my bicycle routes allowed me to enter a world of clarity that I never knew existed. It allowed my mind to feel the silence in an often hectic world & opened my eyes to how you can combine creativity & mindfulness, & transform the future of cycling...
I discovered the more you love who you are, the more you can hear your intuition & follow your dreams with clarity, connecting you deeper with family & friends & more open to connect with your community.
My goal is to create a ripple effect of heart routes popping up all across the globe to help create a more mindful loving planet.
I discovered the more you love who you are, the more you can hear your intuition & follow your dreams with clarity, connecting you deeper with family & friends & more open to connect with your community.
My goal is to create a ripple effect of heart routes popping up all across the globe to help create a more mindful loving planet.
Follow my heart routes on Instagram @cycleyourheartout
