https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2022/10/two-things-that-get-altered-on-a-long-distance-journey/ TDA Global Cycling offers cross-continent bike expeditions ranging from 2 weeks to 5 months! Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2022/10/two-things-that-get-altered-on-a-long-distance-journey/#comment-267665 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:58:23 +0000 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/?p=52002#comment-267665 My imagination grows and getting to know my self improves even when there is no stimulation from what I am seeing on the road each day. I draw and paint and sculpt and play the piano a lot. A long distance journey on a bicycle sparks my spontaneity to stop and create an image or hum a new tune. I find peace when I sit quietly alone in the middle of no where when I stop and sketch or blow my harmonica. My feelings spill out and I write a lyric and I identify what emotions are being exposed. Long Distance journeys are creative experiences. It’s good to treat your imaginative self like it’s a hobby though some days I just want to stop get off my bicycle, take a break and do nothing, hear nothing, think nothing and just enjoy being where I am, “ Alone and near the wild heart of life!” ( James Joyce)

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