Well, they say sometimes it’s only after extreme discomfort that true change takes place.  Being able to push through a challenging moment and stick it out, in my experience, reveals a gorgeous view from the top of the preverbial mountain.

I’m one week in and realize I’ve left you all hanging for longer than I wanted to.  It has taken this week to settle in to my everchanging evironment and adapt to new routines, schedules nonschedules and personalities. 😉  There are so many lessons to learn when you immerse yourself in such an intimate, physically and emotionally challenging series of events – for a whole month. I’m grateful for this experience; it is already lending to some incredible personal growth as well as a windstorm of inspiration and ideas. I’m traveling with three incredibly knowledgable people with a driving passion to get things done.

Lynnette Pate, is an incredibly energetic and philanthropic lady whose tireless efforts have gained thousands of signatures for the Organic Consumers Association’s Truth in Labeling petition.  She has a huge heart and as the nice gentleman said to her today at the local farmer’s market, “you have been given the gift of gab”.  It’s this gab that is helping raise awareness across the nation about a healthier lifestyle. This tour’s inspiration and philosophy is based on Lynnette’s book, Fuel For The Body.

Liana Werner-Gray is the same age as my younger sister.  She is full of life and reminds me to relax and be playful.  She’s an excellent balance in this tour.  She has been doing most of the cooking and food preparation based on her recently published book, The Earth Diet.  It’s humbling to learn so much from someone 11 years younger than me and doesn’t take life too seriously.  I’m excited to keep my mind open and accept what is intended to be.

Frank [and Jeanne] Kuhnert are like the ‘parents’ of the tour.  Not only are they looking out for our safety, they are helping us in ways you couldn’t even imagine.  From unloading our things to being patient as we figure out what we’re doing next.  I’m delighted to learn from Frank’s wisdom and have his dry humor to keep me positive and upbeat at my moments of weakness.  Frank’s organic fertilizer delivery truck has been our support vehicle, along his Midwest delivery route.  Learn more about him and his family farm at TroqueFarms.net.

Thrusting myself outside of my comfort zone and routine is giving me the stimulation I needed to begin seeing our iBody® project’s affect on a national, and perhaps, international level.  For those of you are just now tuning in or maybe haven’t read much about this project, please visit iBodyWellness.com to learn more about our mission.

We’re staying the night in Fairfield, Iowa, again tonight and will be pedaling out of town tomorrow afternoon around 3pm to begin our journey to St. Louis.  Although I was expecting and prepared to ride roughly 1,500 miles, additional events and farm tours will be reducing our mileage to about 1k by the end of the month.  I’ll report my odometer reading at the end of the tour.  As I have more time, I’ll also be sharing a multitude of blog stories on the experiences I’m having and people and I’m meeting.  The most impactful so far has been the tour of Maharishi University of Management, here in Fairfield.  It’s mindblowing, especially for free thinkers like me.

I’ll be posting pictures on Facebook and eventually create some photo albums here, too.  Thanks, again, everyone for reading and following our journey.  Keep the positive thoughts and prayers coming, especially as we hit the road tomorrow.

All my love until next time….

OH!  I almost forgot….I’ve been uploading video blogs to our iBody Directory YouTube channel.  Check in there to see them all.