Cycling for Kindness – Brock Tully

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Brock Tully is an inspirational speaker and author of a series of Reflections books (over 140,000 copies sold). In 2000, Brock sold his business and cycled 18,000 kilometres around North America to raise awareness for kindness. In addition to being a main cyclist and spokesperson for the Cycling for Kindness project.

Brock Tully is a man on a mission. “I only do about 10 miles an hour
with the trailer hooked on behind me,” Brock said. Tully did 10 miles enough times in a row to cycle all the way around North America not once, but 3 times.

Tully is co-founder of the Kindness Foundation of Canada and as of  May 3, 2009 is back home in Vancouver again after eight months on the highways of North America on a road trip Tully called “absolutely brutal at times. I would be cycling in freezing rain soaked through to the skin with two or three hours left to go to get to the next destination sometimes. It was hard to keep going on those days, but I did because people were waiting for me.”

I’ve since become aware this irritation comes from not listening to the one inner voice of my heart, but from listening to, and becoming confused by all the fearful voices in my head.

All those suggestions from loving, well-meaning people who thought they knew my journey better than me. I was angry at those people until I realized I have a choice to listen or to not listen!

In 1970, at 23 years old, the conflict was so intense I was very suicidal. I was at “Brock” bottom. I needed to make a change; so I decided to climb on my bicycle and do what no one had done – ride my bicycle around Canada, the U.S., and Mexico (10,000 miles, 18,000 Km) As I rode I became more conscious and soon realized that my journey wasn’t so much a 10,000 mile one, but a 12 inch one, . . . from my head, back to my heart! I was becoming excited about life again! I hadn’t lost my heart . . . I had only lost touch with it!

During my journey, I wrote my first thought of many . . .

“. . . I’d rather be seen for who I am and be alone . . . than be accepted for someone I’m not and be lonely.”

Instead of “taking my life,” by remembering my heart, I realized I was here to ‘give with my life’!

“. . . I was told I’d be ‘out-of-my-mind’ to go after my dreams . . . now that I’ve gotten out of my mind by
following my heart, I’m living my dreams.”

I started collecting my little thoughts and over the years put together a series of 5 Reflection books, 2 children
books (for people of “all” ages), and a CD “Touching Hearts.” People seemed to like what I wrote (over 140,000 copies sold) and I was asked to speak at a variety of events!

What could be better than this! I was writing and sharing what I feel! (and sometimes even getting paid!) I found
‘my’ path – it’s been a slippery one at times, but I know the way I look at life is my choice . . .

“. . . I may not be able to change the world I see around me but I can change the way I see the world, within
me.”

Even though I know I’m on ‘my’ path, it was confirmed the day I got a letter from a woman telling me about her Grandmother who passed on and whose last request was to be buried with my book!

By Brock Tully

It will include a personal short Story from the heart, and lots of amazing music….i’m sooooo excited about our Performers (so incredibly talented!!) – we have Jeanette and Jonas from Kindness Rocks, ABBACadabra, and many other incredible Shows (they are off to Malaysia shortly to Perform for the King); Ron Irving who is a fantastic singer, musician, and song-writer (written for Michael Buble, Anne Murray, etc.); Ivan Boudreau an outstanding singer, musician, and song-writer who will also totally WOW you; and Michael Vincent who is not only amazing, but just released his beautiful CD!!