Bear Grylls Quote

Sometimes it takes a knock in life to make us sit up and grab life. And I had just undergone the mother of all knocks.But out of that despair, fear, and struggle came a silver lining--and I didn’t even know it yet.What I did know was that I needed something to give me back my hope. My sparkle. My life. I found that something in my Christian faith, in my family, and also in my dreams of adventure.My Christian faith says that I have nothing ever to fear or worry about. All is well.At that time, in and out of hospital, it reminded me that, despite the pain and despair, I was held and loved and blessed--my life was secure through Jesus Christ.That gift of grace has been so powerful to me ever since.My family said something very similar: Bear, you are an idiot, but we love you anyway, forever and always.That meant the world to me and gave me back some of the confidence that I was struggling to find again.Finally, I had my not insubstantial dreams of adventure. And those dreams were beginning to burn bright once more.You see, I figure that life is a gift. I was learning that more than anyone.My mum always taught me to be grateful for gifts. And as I slowly began to recover my strength and confidence, I realized that what mattered was doing something bold with that present.A gift buried under a tree is wasted.Alone one night in bed, I made a verbal, out-loud, conscious decision, that if I recovered well enough to be able to climb again, then I would get out there and follow those dreams to the max.Cliché? To me it was my only hope.I was choosing to live life with both arms open--I would grab life by the horns and ride it for all it was worth.Life doesn’t often give us second chances. But if it does, be bloody grateful.I vowed I would always be thankful to my father in heaven for having somehow helped me along this rocky road.