“Opportunity always lies buried in the midst of difficulty. Always.” - Anonymous

 From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

October 19

“It is difficult to make a man miserable while he claims kindred to the great God who made him.” - Abraham Lincoln

“A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.” – Simone de Beauvoir

 From “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual” by Arnold Kunst 

18 October 

When you’re faced with inescapable evil - the loss of something prized, the enduring of some rank, inescapable injustice – that’s God’s way of saying He’s got something better in mind. If you just don’t get it, if you choose to wallow in self-pity, you’ll let Him down big-time. But keep your head and get it together – that way if you’re lucky He won’t conclude He’s been backing a flake…

“Do what you can where you’re at with what you’ve got.” - Anonymous

 From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

October 18

“I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game. Kentucky gone, we cannot hold Missouri, nor, as I think, Maryland. These all against us, and the job on our hands is too large for us.” - Abraham Lincoln 

“Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.” – St Teresa of Avila

 From “Me Too, 365,” by Arnold Kunst 

17 October  

"I have always believed that women are not victims. We are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace–all we need is a fighting chance." – Hilary Clinton

“Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.” - Ovid

 “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual,” by Arnold Kunst 

17 October “

The winner is ok with saying to his wife during a heated discussion, ‘you and I need to stop right now before we say/do something hurtful. Instead let’s continue this in a few hours, ok?’ It’s called emotional self-discipline.” – Arnold Kunst

"'Humble' is enobling." - Anonymous

 From“Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst 

October 17 

“I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the UnitedStates, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day ofThanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due toHim for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.” - Abraham Lincoln 

“When you undertake to bring your life into relation with God, you are embarking upon a serious and demanding task, a task that leaves no leeway for self-deception or delusion. It requires the most rigorous dedication, self-discipline and self-knowledge. Dive in with gusto – the good news is sinceGod is involved you are sure to find the process boundlessly exhilarating.” -Arnold Kunst

“Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.” - Oliver Cromwell

From “Me Too, 365,” by Arnold Kunst 

16 October  

“I don’t mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I’m afraid of no one.” – Malala Yousafzai