All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It’s the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still manage to keep a smile on their face.
BEAR GRYLLSMany people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces – all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top.
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Sometimes it’s hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn’t just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.
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To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.
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Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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When I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great.
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Many people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces – all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top.
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Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive – the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.
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A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk – not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
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A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.
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Our dreams are just wishes, if we never follow them through with action. And in life, you have got to be able to light your own fire.
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The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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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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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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