Armor for Your Battle

Protect Yourself

Sometimes we get weary from our daily battles and lose sight of what is most important to us. We get so hung up on our immediate wants and needs that we overlook those things that offer the most value to our lives. We rush to handle the urgent and put off the important for another day when we have more time…which never arrives. It is never too late to regain control of your life and be all that you thought you would be when you were a child.

I have pulled together a few classic quotes to inject some life back into your mission and provide you with some protection from the elements. Take a few minutes away from the fire fighting and reflect on where you are today and where you would like to be in the future. Are you on the right path and can you pull it off? You can, if and only if you are…

The Victor by C W Longenecker
The Victor
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow's will.
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are out classed, you are.
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of your-self before
You can ever win the prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.

There has been a tremendous amount of discussion surrounding change lately. If history is any indication, we have a new president but little will change. There is no incentive for drastic change. The only way to achieve revolutionary change would be for the American people to take personal responsibility as our founding fathers once did. When we talk about change, the inscription on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop in Westminster Abbey is a great place to start.

“When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits,
I dreamed of changing the world.
As I grew older and wiser I discovered the world would not change -
So I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country,
But it too seemed immovable.
As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt,
I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me,
But alas, they would have none of it.
And now I realize as I lie on my deathbed, if I had only changed myself first,
Then by example I might have changed my family,
From their inspiration and encouragement I would
then have been able to better my country,
And who knows,
I might have even changed the world.”

As you go about your journey, be careful when selecting your pursuits as you may get what you want and lose something more valuable.

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost:
For want of the shoe, the horse was lost;
For want of the horse, the rider was lost;
For want of the rider, the battle was lost;
For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a nail.

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