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Pedaling to Passion

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My name is Mark Wey, I am 40 years old, single, and I have no children. I left my former Christian faith of over 20 years a few years ago, and have been walking my own spiritual path ever since. It's been tough, and I have gone through a lot. But I am grateful for the experiences I have had and all that I have learned since then.

 

I would like to raise a minimum of $2,000, with a goal of raising $4,000, to cover the personal expenses of a bicycle and spiritual journey that will start here in Camas, Washington, continue to Crater Lake, the Big Sur, the Grand Canyon and the Four Corners Monument. I hope to have come to some sort of clarity about what to do with my life by then. This is a sort of modern day Vision Quest, if you will.

 
With your generous donations, these are some of the thing I will be able to do and get:
- A proper adjustment of my current bicycle, or a better one. For a more comfortable ride I need a longer frame, drop bars, a water bottle and holder, front and rear fenders, heavy duty front and rear pannier racks and  a chain guard.

- A set of large panniers. Mu current smaller set would probably be perfect for a front pannier rack.

- A rain fly for my hammock and at least two climber rated carabiners . So far I have the hammock itself, a mosquito net for it and tree straps. I just orderd some Made In USA milspec paracord and climber rated longer straps, so my hanging kit is almost complete! Going a littelr overkill because I weight almost 300 pounds (yet another reason for this journey.)

- A nice warm blanket.

- Two sets of bicycling clothes, one for wet weather and one for warm weather.

- An America The Beautiful Annual Pass, as well as an enhanced driver's license and my passport.

 

- Cash for the occasional hotel stay, hot springs visit or massage (when desperately needed, when I am so stiff and sore I can't move.)

- Cash for any classes or workshops of interest. I would love to explore subjects such as astral projection, dreaming, shamanism and a variety of other spiritual topics. I would also like to attend any writer's workshops I find along the way.

 

My intention is to have raised the funds by May 21st. That leaves me a week to order everything and wrap up here.

 

I am doing this because I have come to realize two very important things:

1. Even though I have changed, the circumstances of my life have not. I have been living the same way for the majority of my life.

 

2. I need to find my passion. That thing I enjoy doing which brings me fulfillment and joy, that ignites the flames in the engine of my heart.

 

That is why I have named this campaign, "Pedaling to Passion." I have come to a point in my life where I just can't continue to live as I have. So I am going to address these two issues, with or without your help. But I would have a much more comfortable, enjoyable  and safe journey with it.

 

Every little bit helps, and I simply do not have the words that can properly express how much your generosity and support mean to me. All I can say is that I deeply and truly appreciate your help with my quest, thank you!

 

So many people question what I intend to do. Your donations not only help me, they validate what I have set out to do. They show the world that you understand. Maybe you know where I am coming from. Maybe you would like to do something like this yourself. Whatever the reason, every penny, every dollar I receive proves to me that people care, even complete strangers.

 

GoFundMe says I must depend on my family and friends to start my campaign, to get the ball rolling. But I can count my friends on one hand, and my family on maybe two. I am depending on all the followers of my blog and my Twitter account to prove to the world that people can, do and will support complete strangers. Together let's prove GoFundMe wrong!

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Mark Wey
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Camas, WA

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