Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.
BEAR GRYLLSAlways keep the big picture in mind- you are greatly loved by Jesus and your job is to love Him and others in return. The rest is detail.
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One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
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And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.
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That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm – I’ve had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.
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Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
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A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
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I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.
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I didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
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I was super skeptical about doing TV. I said no three times, part of which was confidence because I didn’t really understand that world. I know how to climb mountains and do all that, but I wasn’t a TV person.
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The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
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I’m probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you’ve ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
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I try and eat really healthy when I’m home, but I certainly don’t eat worms and snakes.
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The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
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I train five days a week hard – but it is short and sharp – 30 to 40 minutes of functional and pretty dynamic body-strength circuits, then I do a good yoga session on the sixth day, then I rest.
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Textbook survival says stay still, don’t take any chances, wait for rescue. That’s a boring TV show. My thing was always, “Listen, shoelace, dead squirrel and no other way down this rock face. You can do this!”
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