Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a
new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are
created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any
nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great
battlefield of that war.

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for

those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting
and proper that we should do this.

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot

hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have
consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.

The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can
never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to
the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--
that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which
they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth
of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall
not perish from the earth."
 Life Balance is About Priorities

“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name
them—work, family, health, friends and spirit…and you’re keeping all of these in the air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four balls—family, health, friends and spirit—are made of glass. If you drop one of
these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will
never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.

How?

Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are
different that each of us is special.

Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best
for you.

Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your
life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By
living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the
moment you stop trying.

Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds
us to each together.

Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be pave.

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find time. The quickest way
to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to
keep love is to give it wings!

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where
you are going.

Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a
journey to be savored each step of the way.“
 Believe In Yourself

Why is it we don’t believe it ourselves?

That as soon as things get tough in our lives we start doubting ourselves

We start thinking that we may not make it

Stressing, worrying, imagining things that may go wrong in the future

We need to understand, the human mind is the most powerful tool we own, but it
can also be the most DESTRUCTIVE

And we need to learn how to take control of the direction of our mind and our
emotions

You mind is going to provide you your greatest challenges in life, because it is so
powerful

So, if you can conquer your mind, you can pretty much conquer anything else
around you, literally.

When writing the story of your life – make sure YOU hold the pen

Make sure not only that you hold the pen, but you write the script from your heart.
Be brave when writing your script, it’s your story and there are NO LIMITS to
what you can have, what you can do or what you can be.

How bad do you want it?

You have to prove it to yourself that you want it bad enough, it’s gotta hurt you not
to get it.

And that’s when you’re going to learn to conquer your mind. Your mind will no
longer be able to say no, because your inner heart and mind are aligned, and now
NOTHING can stop you!