April 29, 2010 WanderCyclist

The Fear of Success, my introspective moments this week.

I realize that I am more fearful of success than failure because if I succeed, I am clueless of what my future will open up to – but failure, that’s more predictable.

“success” has nothing to do with finishing the route.

“Success” is surviving with 120 pds worth of my personal possessions, keeping my sanity for 9 months, becoming involved in strangers lives, pushing EVERY SINGLE personal limit, overcoming daily difficulties (maybe not “successfully”), and creating at least 20 AMAZING photographs with one hell of a story.

My friend and mentor, Mr C Dale, shared this with me today will think of this daily.

(from Buddha) The five faculties of power are:

* First, the faith to believe.
* Second, the will to make the endeavor.
* Third, the faculty of alertness.
* Fourth, the ability to concentrate one’s mind, and
* Fifth, the ability to maintain clear wisdom.

36 Hours and counting.

Comments (2)

  1. Ned

    Totally, follow the middle path, right? Anyways, sorry I haven’t been keeping up to date with the incredible work you’re doing right now, but bravo. For real. I only have one question, are you going to be able to get UYD on the road? If not, this whole endeavor might have been a huge mistake. Seatbelts!

  2. Ned

    Totally, follow the middle path, right? Anyways, sorry I haven’t been keeping up to date with the incredible work you’re doing right now, but bravo. For real. I only have one question, are you going to be able to get UYD on the road? If not, this whole endeavor might have been a huge mistake. Seatbelts!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *