Little Deep Thoughts

Abraham Lincoln is remembered as one of the greatest American presidents of all time. A number of Abraham Lincoln's quotes are hung in locker rooms and classroom halls around the world as an inspiration and reminder for all who want to strive to live a purpose filled life. Here are our favourite 20 Inspirational Abraham Lincoln Quotes for you to remember . Inspirational Abraham Lincoln Quotes  1. "I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice." -  Abraham Lincoln 2. "Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." -  Abraham Lincoln 3. "When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion." -  Abraham Lincoln 4. "Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be." -  Abraham Lincoln 5. "I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have." - ...

Most of us think our lives accumulate. We think they are adding up to something. We think of our lives as being strung together like a long smoky train, so that we can add new freight cards when we're feeling right, and dump the others when we're not. But when basketball legend John Wooden's father said to him, "Make each day your masterpiece," Wooden knew something profound: Life is now. Life is not later on. And the more we hypnotise ourselves into thinking we have all the time in the world to do what we want to do, the more we sleepwalk past life's finest opportunities. Self-motivation flows from the importance we attach to today. Most of us, however, don't want it to be this way. If someone asks us if today can be used as a model to judge our entire life by, we would shriek, "Oh no! It isn't one of my better days. Give me a year or two and I'll live a day, I'm certain of it, that you can use to represent my life." The key t...

Our society encourages us to seek comfort. Most products and services advertised day and night are designed to make us more comfortable and less challenged. But, only challenge causes growth. Only challenge will test our skills and make us better. Only challenge and the self-motivation to engage the challenge will transform us. Every challenge we face is an opportunity to create a more skillful self. It is up to you to constantly look for challenges that motivate you. It’s up to you to notice when you’re buried alive in a comfort zone. It’s up to you to notice when you are spending your life, in the image of the poet William Olsen, like a flower “living under the wind.” Use your comfort zones to rest in, not to live in. Use them consciously to relax and restore your energy as you mentally prepare for your next challenge. But if you use comfort zones to live in forever, they become what rock singer Sting calls your “soul cages.” Break free. Fly away. 

Most people do not see themselves as being creative, but we all are. Most people say, “My sister’s creative, she paints,” or “My father’s creative, he sings and writes music.” We miss the point that we are all creative. One of the reasons we don’t see ourselves that way is that we normally associate being creative with being original . But in reality, creativity has nothing to do with originality- it has everything to do with being unexpected . You don’t have to be original to be creative. In fact, it sometimes helps to realize that no one is original. If you believe you were created in the image of your Creator, then you must therefore, be creative. Then, if you’re willing to see yourself as creative, you can begin to cultivate it in everything you do. You can start coming up with all kinds of unexpected solutions to the challenges that life throws at you.