So, before we go too much further, now is a good chance to acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, we are all a little guilty of sometimes living someone else’s aspirations for us instead of our own. And...
Say why not? rather than why?
Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved...
When did all this craziness become my world?It’s as if--almost accidentally--this madness has become my life. And don’t get me wrong--I love it all.The game, though, now, is to hang on to that life. E...
I love home cooking, and I'm not a great one for fast food.
These made Trucker and me look back on the summer Selection days as quite balmy and pleasant! It is strange how accustomed you become to hardship, and how what once seemed horrific can soon become mun...
Light can only shine through broken vessels.
He had forgotten the golden rule of cold, which the DS had told us over and over: ‘Don’t let yourself get cold. Act early, while you still have your senses and mobility. Add a layer, make shelter, get...
This quote from T.E. Lawrence means a lot to me:
So much happened, though, in our early, prechildren days, that served to turn our life around irretrievably.Much of it came from small, serendipitous, unlikely turns of events--like driving for many h...
A good packer is a tough packer. So be shrewd and be robust: if it isn’t going to help you, leave it behind, throw it out. Stay light.We change our beliefs and attitudes inch by inch in the small, eve...
And in order to get, we first have to give.
Whenever I got out of bed I had to wear a big metal brace that was strapped around me.I felt like an invalid. I was an invalid. This was crazy.As it was, I had done the worst of both worlds: I had nei...
Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other.You may not be the fastest, the fittest, the cleverest or the strongest, but there’s nothing to stop you from being the most en...
So suddenly here we are.Six years on.I genuinely never believed we would film more than six episodes of , let alone six seasons.I mean, where has the time gone?I also really had no idea quite how many...
Instead, finding a faith should help you to be freer, more full of life, more filled with joy, peace and love than you would ever imagine. And those qualities, in abundance, will only make you stronge...
My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
You see, Bobby knew that when it gets hard we all have two responses to choose from: to moan, or to put our heads down, smile and get on with it.Remember: no one likes a moaner.Wouldn’t we all rather...
Tentative is no power.