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CHANGING LANES 8 JUNE 2015 // WWW.CHANGINGLANESDIGITAL.COM feature Story months and picked up where he left off as a truck driver. During his break, he drove for S&S Transport, Inc. based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Being on the northern border and exposed to subzero temperatures, Montgomery decided to leave the open elements during the long northern winter and quench his desire to work again. Montgomery's fi rst stop when heading back out by foot was Bemidji, Minnesota after the signs of spring began to stick around. He doesn't care how long it takes him to make it around the United States. All he knows is that he is going to make it. "…I just got to do it and create some miracles inside of it and make beautiful things happen," he said. Montgomery is now in his documenting stage with posts and pictures of his journey on his Facebook page (Randy Montgomery the Circle Maker). He truly treasures every single person he meets and keeps a journal of them. The people he meets further his inspiration and keep him going. "I want as many people as I can possibly get to follow the story because I want them to listen to my message. My message is really simple. It's the simplest thing in the world, that's why. All we have to start doing is being kind to one another," Montgomery told the Bemidji Pioneer. Montgomery's wish is to bring kindness everywhere he goes. By doing so, he hopes to spark a pattern of human kindness and create beautiful things inside the United States. Within the fi rst six months of his prayer circle, Montgomery was able to create a website (www. circlemakerrandymontgomery.com) that allows people to be a part of his mission by donating money and buying t-shirts. He has used a portion of these generous donations to buy necessities for the trip such as a tent, a sleeping bag that can withstand extreme temperatures and a coat. When asked about his journey, Montgomery says: "I have to not think about the next town, but where I am right now," he said. "Sometimes I have to stop and listen to the wind. I have to look 100 yards behind me and 100 yards in front of me and realize I'm not in either of those places, but I'm right where I am at." Randy Montgomery in the midst of logging.