Cavemen

I belong to a group of what I'd like to call Modern Day Cavemen.

Ours is a distinguished group, a band of brothers, a noble order of explorers.

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While the main focus of our group is to have fun, the unofficial aim of our group is to teach young men and boys some of the skills they need in order to be Men.

The method we use to teach these skills is to go caving.

Being always careful to have the owner's permission beforehand, we explore the caves in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

The skills we teach are things you can't necessarily learn in a classroom, things like self-confidence and the ability to face challenges anew.

One of the ways we teach these things is when we come to a difficult part of the cave, and you don't know how to get beyond it, we walk people through things and teach them the best way to handle challenges.

1. We teach people how to step back and remain calm.
2. Re-evaluate the situation they find themselves in.
3. And find a new way to overcome the obstacles they face.

I believe these principles can be applied to almost any challenge an adult will face in their life.