They ignore what is deep and true to a man's heart, his real passions, and simply try to shape him up through various forms of pressure.

Don't climb on that, don't break anything, don't be so aggressive, don't be so noisy, don't be so messy, don't make such crazy risks. But God's design - which He placed in boys as the picture of Himself - is a resounding yes. Be fierce, be wild, be passionate.

Henri Nouwen once asked Mother Teresa for spiritual direction. Spend one hour each day in adoration of your Lord, she said, and never do anything you know is wrong. Follow this and you'll be fine.

Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.

Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.

The meaning of our lives is revealed through experiences that at first seem at odds with each other--moments we wish would never end and moments we wish had never begun.

Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.