Cycling and the Hero’s Journey: The Internal Battle
One of the interesting things about hero stories is that we can actually relate to many of the characters. While we mostly want to relate to the main hero, for obvious reasons, often we find ourselves connecting with the darker figures, ones grappling with or even immersed in their shadow. They also have their own … Read more
New Cycling Challenges.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been hunting for new challenges – on the bike. I’ve begun to ask myself how far can I go? I enjoy riding for its own sake, but I also like having something big to aim for. Until this year I would never have seriously considered even attempting some of the … Read more
Play to your strengths
Everyone has their strengths. Maybe they’re physiological, maybe they are aspects of your character. Some are obvious, like speed or intelligence, others might not even be apparent as strengths until you find yourself in a situation where you find you have what it takes not merely to get by but to excel. This is where … Read more
Finding the Edge
A week without riding. Last year this would have been nothing out of the ordinary but this is only the third week this year; one after a nasty fall, and two due to the seasonal virus that’s going around Melbourne. This morning, on day 7 of this cold I thought I’d be up for a … Read more
The Road to Success: Being Prepared for the Challenges and Finding the Jewel of Compassion
Perspective is everything. We create unreasonable and unrealistic expectations for our own lives and those of others and this can really distort the perspective we bring to life. As much as we can, we try to block out the difficulties and setbacks. This shouldn’t be happening! Why is this happening to me? We normally treat … Read more
Awakening to the Hero Within You: the Moment of Change
Most of the time I stress the long-term processes of transformation; the journey, the quest of the hero. It’s a model that reflects the nature of life and our need to respond, learn, and adapt to the ups and downs and to ultimately come to terms with the nature of life and death. When we’re … Read more
Breaking through to New Levels of Performance
No matter what you do, there will be some part of it which brings up pain and discomfort at some level and our ability to push through this will determine our success.
Moving through Walls of Resistance and Fear
We build walls to keep some things out and to keep others in. They can protect and serve us and they can limit our freedom. The images I’ve included here are from one of the remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. I particularly like them just because here we see the wall transforming into a … Read more
Momentum
The other day I was cycling through the countryside in the outer fringe of Melbourne when a young kangaroo appeared on the road. It was probably 5 foot tall; a young one. It was clearly a bit confused and trying to find a way to get away from the road but it wasn’t able to … Read more
Turning your Fear into Power – Batman style!
Thomas Wayne: And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. …actually, so we can blog about it! Every hero has to confront their ‘shadow’. Often in old stories and even new ones it’s in the form of a dark figure, like Darth Vader, Ra’s al Ghul, or the Joker. … Read more
