Get in the ring

Posted: 19 March, 2010 in Christian Life, Discipleship, Men, Quotes

Have started reading “Wild at Heart” by John Eldredge again. If you’ve never read this book then I’d highly recommend it. This has got to be on the “must read” list for every man. It has been life changing for so many men I know. Most women would also benefit from reading it as well in order to understand our species better :-)

Here’s a fantastic quote right from the start:

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly… who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat.                                     – TEDDY ROOSEVELT

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Comments
  1. Nicola says:

    Any guidance for myself as I will be thinking about following through on a blog like this?

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