The 5-5-5 Plan

Week 34 – 5-5-5 Plan – Theme – Love

 

Monday:

This weeks theme is a great one – to me and to mankind as well – it’s love. As I eagerly went through the quotes on love it became apparent that people put love into categories – the romantic love, the family love and the love for all others or of mankind – this week it’s the love of mankind I’m focused on – to love one another – to love each other – it’s a gift and a blessing.

Story of speaker who asked me my secret – “Love them!”

 

            Quote: So instead of ending the week with a series of quotes on love – I’m going to begin that way –

Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe once said, “We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.” Think about that – music, art, people, pets, – what is it we love and how is it fashioning us?

Then: Simeon Ben Eleazar said this about love: “Greater is he who acts from love than he who acts from fear.” – when we are moving into more challenging times – think on this –

Lastly:

From Kahil Gibran: “Work is love made visible.”

 

            Word: Distribution – the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients. The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area. Not product distribution, or supplies – why not love – we can be love distributors!

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Tuesday:

            Quote: Samuel Butler gave us today’s quote on love: “To live is like to love – all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct is for it.”

Loving is somewhat unreasonable – think of how strong an emotion love is – how much is hurts sometimes to see what we love leave or fade away – the bitter sweetness of having experienced the sunset, or symphony or lovemaking – and even though we know we may experience these things again we also know that we can never experience this exact same thing – and it’s freshness to us – lets do it anyway and not hold back a bit of it.

 

            Word: Distinction – a difference or contrast between similar things or people. The distinction can be made between those who show and give love freely and those who don’t – what group are you in?

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Wednesday:

            Quote: Henry Ward Beecher gave us today’s quote: “Of all earthly music, that which reaches farthest into heaven is the beating of a truly loving heart.”

This touched me – of all earthly music – wow – the sounds of a loving heart – how are they manifested in us – with joyful tones, with laughter or kind words – are we speaking/playing/providing loving music to the world?

 

            Word: Dynamic – of a process or system characterized by constant change, activity or progress – a dynamic economy. Of a person – positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas – this is a dynamic group of lovers!

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

 

Thursday:

            Quote: A woman gives us today’s quote, Constance Forster – who said, “Every time we hold our tongues instead of returning the sharp retort, show patience with another’s faults, show a little more love and kindness, we are helping to stock-pile more of these peace-bringing qualities in the world instead of armaments for war.”

Think on that a moment:

Holding our tongues –

Showing patience with another’s faults

Showing more love and kindness

Each of us can help the world today by doing these things now

 

            Word: Druthers – a person’s preference in a matter – if I had my druthers I would only be with loving people – and I have my druthers!

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Friday:

            Quote: George Washington Carver said something I’ve used for years – “Anything will give up its secrets of you love it enough.”

Story of Elly – Love it out of her -

 

            Word: Dramedy – (came up as a misspelled word!) it means – a movie, play or broadcast program that combines elements of drama and comedy – so I realized my live is a Dramedy – and I think most people’s lives are!

 

Joke of the week from Readers Digest – Life in these United States –

 

A husband decided to install a light switch in the master bedroom. Cutting into the wall, he discovered a stash of bottles and boxes. “Honey!” he called excitedly. “Come see what I found!” As his wife ran in to see she quickly realized that the man’s next task would be to fix the hole he had made in the back of their medicine cabinet.

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

Week 33 – 5-5-5 Plan – Theme – BEST

 

This weeks theme is best – that word can conjure up a lot of different things – what is the best? How do we become the best and who is the judge? I thought it was a good theme for this second week of the Olympics – when we are watching and hearing about the best in a variety of sports – each of us can be our best as well – if it is an expectation –

 

Monday:

            Quote: H.W. Dresser said this about the best, “Be true to the best you know. This is your high ideal. If you do your best, you cannot do more. Do your best every day and your life will gradually expand into satisfying fullness. Cultivate the habit of doing one thing at a time with quiet deliberateness. Always allow yourself a sufficient margin of time in which to do your work well. Frequently examine your working methods to discover and eliminate unnecessary tension. Aim at poise, repose, and self-control. The relaxed worker accomplishes most.

 

            Word: Babble – talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, exited or incomprehensible way – it comes from babbling – like a stream – to make continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones – a babbling brook -

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Tuesday:

            Quote: Abraham Lincoln has something interesting to say about being the best – matter of fact there are two quotes from Abraham Lincoln this week – I found it interesting that he is quoted twice in my quote book under this topic –

“I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won’t amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.”

This struck me as interesting – knowing how history played out – this shows us that Lincoln was concerned with his decisions – that he was thoughtful about what he was doing and that his intent was to do his best and keep on doing it – what a wonderful standard – are we always doing our best? Do we think about that really?

 

            Word: Babushka – love saying that word! It is from Poland and Russia – it means an old woman or grandmother – also a headscarf tied under the chin which was typical of those worn by Polish and Russian women. I thought Babushka meant child or loved one –

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Wednesday:

            Quote: John Farrar once said, “There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is, not to be true to the best one knows.”

This took me up – have I not been or done my best sometimes – I would have to confess that I have not – that I’ve sometimes allowed – good enough- to happen. So this week and doing the research for this week has been extremely helpful. When we open ourselves to others thoughts – when we learn or question we are better – we can be better – and get to doing/being our best.

 

            Word: Bailiwick – this means one’s sphere of operations or particular area of interest – example: Giving presentations – that’s my bailiwick. Don’s bailiwick is horses so what is your bailiwick?-

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

 

Thursday:

            Quote: The quote today made me once again think about the athletes that are competing in the Olympics – it comes from John Lubbock who said, “When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.”

I loved the thought – that it is doing our best that is the win in life – that doing our best will and does bring peace.

 

            Word: Barrow – three definitions:

A metal frame with two wheels used for transporting objects such as luggage (manure) a wheelbarrow –

An ancient burial mound –

A male pig castrated before maturity –

Interesting…

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Friday:

            Quote: To end the week on our theme of best I have two quotes – one is the famous one from Somerset Maugham who said, “It is a funny thing about life – if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.”

And then one more from Abraham Lincoln who said, “I have simply tired to do what seemed best each day, as each day came.”

What a great call to live by! – to simply do what seemed best each day as each day came – what more could we ask?

 

            Word: Bloomer – a plant that produces flowers t a specified time – night bloomers – a person who matures or flourishes at a specified time – a late bloomer – and we can be a bloomer anytime!

 

Weekly Joke:

 

Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. Once a young student nurse found an elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on this bed with a suitcase at his feet – he insisted to her that he didn’t need help to leave the hospital –

After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly got in the wheelchair and into the elevator. On the way down the young nurse asked him if his wife was meeting him.

He replied, “I don’t know, she’s still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.”

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

 

 

Week 32 – 5-5-5 Plan – Theme – Life

 

Monday:

            Quote: Edgar Watson Howe said our first quote of this week on life, “Life is like a game of cards. Reliability is the ace, industry the king, politeness the queen, thrift the jack. Commonsense is playing to best advantage the cards you draw. And every day, as the game proceeds, you will find the ace, king, queen, jack in your hand and the opportunity to use them.”

I loved this – and had heard it before – each day as we live we can be reliable, industrious, polite and thrifty using our commonsense – so let’s!

 

            Word: abiding – of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time: enduring: he had an abiding respect for her. I didn’t know the actual meaning of abiding however it makes sense –

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Tuesday:

            Quote:  Anonymous said, “Life is like a grindstone: Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you’re made of.”

 

            Word: Aboriginal, of human races, animals, and plants ) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonist, indigenous

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Wednesday:

            Quote: William J.H. Boetcker said this: “Before you can write a check, you must first make out a deposit slip; before you can draw money out of a bank, you must put money into a bank; before you are entitled to a living, you must give the world a life; if you want to make a first-class living, learn to give the world a first-class life.”

 

            Word: accolade – an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgement of merit. An expression of praise or admiration. A touch on a person’s shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood.

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

 

Thursday:

            Quote: Francis Bacon said something meaningful about life: “Man ought to know that in the theater of human life, it is only for Gods and angels to be spectators.”

We must live it! All of it, every day!

 

            Word: adjunct: a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part; computer technology is an adjunct to learning. A person who is another’s assistant or subordinate. – I didn’t know what the term adjunct professor really meant – it’s an added position not a regular or permanent one.

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Friday:

            Quote: Friday series of profound and short quotes:

The first from Democritus, “Life unexamined, is not worth living.”

 

Then William Feather said, “One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.”

 

Mahatma Gandhi said this which I really needed, “There is more to life than increasing its speed.”

 

Malcolm Forbes shared, “To live your life in the fear of losing it is to lose the point of life.”

 

And last quote for the week on life comes from Emily Dickinson who said, “To live is so startling it leave time for little else.”

 

            Word: affinity, a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something. A similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship. I have an affinity for all of you!

 

Joke of the week

Man walks into the Doctors office.

“I have the results of your test and I’m afraid you’re going to die” Says the Doctor.

The Man asks “How long do I have to live?”

“Ten”, replies the Doctor.

“What the heck does that mean”, the Man asks. “Ten Years, Ten Months, Ten weeks. What?”

The Doctor Replies “Nine

 

You Create Your Day by the way You Think! Be Present!

Go make it a Magnificent Day!