Round Trip with Wendy McGean

When you can trust yourself, it changes the way that you approach the world. And then anything can happen – you open up to endless possibilities. https://www.amazon.ca/Round-Trip-Found-Myself-Wheels/dp/0228841836/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0228841836?pf_rd_r=1KPDQCDRNK231CFFSQPH&pf_rd_p=6fc81c8c-2a38-41c6-a68a-f78c79e7253f&pd_rd_r...

Some quick updates and a request for feedback.

Do you feel like you have no right to put yourself first? Are you struggling and feel powerless to make changes? Say something – talk to someone -get it out – stop holding your hand over your own mouth. You’re not alone.

Finding errors in my published book! Argh!!! (I'll refund you 50% of what you paid for the book if you find any new ones.)

On Thursday, I thought “enough is enough” and peeled the cover off the bike, stuffed it in the frunk and started him up (yes – Bullwinkle is a he”). What a glorious sound – the purr of the engine – despite the extended rest, the battery responded as it’s supposed to.

I’ve been on the receiving end of some interesting questions in the past few weeks and wanted to take a moment to answer some of those FAQ.

I talk a little about being directionally challenged when I travel – going so far as to say that it’s a miracle that I was successful in navigating from one end of the country to the other without getting seriously lost. I have a track record. The bigger metaphor is about changing direction in life.

There was a distinct lack of motivation in my actions over the past few weeks that was starting to disturb me. I couldn’t seem to move forward on a few new things that need attention and was I feeling a lot of anxiety – kind of beating myself up for not accomplishing things that I had no drive to even look at. I was stuck.

I’ve always taken pride in the fact that I love to plan stuff. It was rare for me to act on anything until I had rolled the various options around in my head and scrutinized each detail to consider various outcomes and scenarios. And then – to put it down on paper and translate it into a Gantt chart or an Excel spreadsheet and I was a happy camper.

My book has been released! "Round Trip: How I Found Myself on Three Wheels" is available to order and I would like to send a very heart felt thank you to everyone who has bought it and sent congratulations. I appreciate it so much.

It took years to realize that “an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure”. I’ve been operating above my threshold again – sometimes I forget.  

I've finished my book "Round Trip: How I Found Myself on Three Wheels" and now it's time to get it out there.

I had the pleasure this past week of spending time in the company of some pretty incredible women. We came together in a Zoom meeting room to share and become more of ourselves.

I’m the type of person that can focus on a task and block everything else out. Sometimes I don't see things that are right of my eyes.

This past week, my 70ish lb chocolate Labrador Retriever turned 13.5.

I‘ve read that Charles Darwin thought that humans had two competing instincts: self-preservation and the impulse to help. I want to chat mostly about the incredible power of helping others today.

Have you ever watched a tv show or a movie where there was a delay between the audio and the video. The words don’t quite match up with the movement of the lips. Something is off and it’s annoying to watch.

On the 5th of December 2019, I tried a new activity when I took a two minute dip in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Cape Breton Island at Ingonish.

I have a few cool ongoing projects to help me earn a living but I know myself well enough to know that it’s time for a new, fun project. I'm looking to manifest a Tiny Home in my future.

I believe that each of us is born with an innate wisdom of who we are.  But some of us, like me, lose the ability to trust ourselves over time.

I've heard people give advice that we should do something everyday that scares us a little. Not easy but it's like exercising a muscle - and gets a little easier each time.

Focusing on what we don't want rarely inspires us to figure out what we do want.

After recovering from one burnout and almost working myself into a second one, it was time to pay attention to how I felt and where I spent my time working.

The last day - October 4, 2019

Echo Bay, Sudbury, North Bay, Deep River - still working on the painting. I will update as soon as it's finished.