num_pages: 336
description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  With winning candor Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart.  Cheryl Strayed author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things On the eve of turning thirty terrified of being funneled into a life he didnt choose Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram where his photos and reflections drew hundreds of thousands of followers all gathered around the question: What makes a life worth living? In this unflinchingly honest memoir Jed narrates his adventurethe people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the worldas well as the internal journey that started it all. As he traverses cities mountains and inner boundaries Jenkins grapples with the question of what it means to be an adult his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing and his belief in travel as a way to wake us up to life back home.A soul-stirring read for the wanderer in each of us To Shake the Sleeping Self is an unforgettable reflection on adventure identity and a life lived without regret. Praise for To Shake the Sleeping Self[Jenkins is] a guy deeply connected to his personal truth and just so refreshingly present.  Rich Roll author of Finding Ultra This is much more than a book about a bike ride. This is a deep soul deepening us. Jedidiah Jenkins is a mystic disguised as a millennial. Tom Shadyac author of Lifes Operating ManualThought-provoking and inspirational . . . This uplifting memoir and travelogue will remind readers of the power of movement for the body and the soul. Publishers Weekly
language: English
title: To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
publisher: Convergent Books