reposting from Mr Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, December, 1862 to the second annual meeting of congress, "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present, the occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion.”

Interesting choice of phrase 'rise with the occasion' since we think of an adversarial approach to meeting life’s issues. We think of problem solving like a tennis match and less like surfing. When we rise with a difficulty, it keeps us in a position of vision, where multiple options arise.  When we observe a situation as an obstacle that we are going to stand against, it becomes a defensive act, like defending yourself against a tennis ball that has been waged against your person. Abraham Lincoln’s presidency had it’s share of situations that he needed to rise with. An important lesson from an important person.