Week 1 Day 4

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Keep Life Simple

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Luke 16:10

Thy gifts are only then enjoy’d

When used as talents lent;

Those talents only well employ’d

When in his service spent.

Lincoln’s habits in the Oval Office were as simple as they were at his home in Illinois. He never alluded to himself as “president” or as occupying “the presidency.” “Call me Lincoln,” he said to a friend. He grew weary of being called “Mr. President.” He would even venture out of the White House, strolling down the streets of Washington, D.C., unprotected. Friends cautioned him about being so open in the midst of enemies, but he never heeded them. He liked to keep his life simple, unencumbered by “pomp and circumstance.” Even when he joined the ranks of the rich and famous, he refused to change his lifestyle simply to make an impression. Abe Lincoln was still Abe Lincoln. If you feel pressured by others to act like someone you’re not, take a stroll and remember that what is important is that you’re happy with yourself.