The 5-5-5 Plan

Week 38 – 5-5-5 Plan – Theme – Truth

 

Monday:

This week the theme is truth and it was interesting reading the quotes – and asking myself at the same time – do I believe this, is it truth?

One thing I’ve learned that seems to hold truth for me around the topic of truth is this:

When I get my feelings hurt because of something someone says – it’s usually my ego talking – when I can think about it and learn I usually feel it’s truth – so my choice is truth or ego – truth, even if I disagree is better than ego –

 

            Quote: Today’s quote goes along with this, it’s by Tennessee Williams, the writer, he said, “All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.” This affected me in several ways – first – I don’t want to be cruel, and second, we don’t have to be frank when we can be gracious – so let’s all watch our words and truths this week and be kind as well as truthful.

 

            Word: holistic – there’s no “w” at the start of the word, but the meaning has to do with “wholes” not “holes.” A holistic approach emphasizes the overall quality of something, the interdependence of its parts. It’s a truth that we are all interdependent on each other.

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Tuesday:

            Quote: George Washington gives us today’s quote and it’s fun to quote our first President during this election season: “Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. Be not apt to relate news, if you know not the truth thereof. Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust. Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise. There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth, and pursue it steadily. Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy nation.”

 

            Word: epitome – This noun refers to a typical representative or example of some category. Dictionaries are just beginning to recognize it as a synonym for “embodiment,”

When someone tells the truth continually they are the epitome of high moral character.

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Wednesday:

            Quote: Frederick W. Robertson said this about truth, “It is not the number of books you read, nor the variety of sermons you hear, nor the amount of religious conversation in which you mix, but it is the frequency and earnestness with which you meditate on these things till the truth in them becomes your own and part of your being, that ensures your growth.” This really hit me because I read books in the numbers, and listen to a variety of sermons and have deep conversations – and the call is not that but how I mediate on all of these things that determine how they affect me. Wowzer!

 

            Word: Conundrum – a conundrum is a challenging puzzle, a dilemma, a riddle. Even the origin of the word is unknown. – sometimes we get into a conundrum when it comes to the truth.

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

 

Thursday:

            Quote: Nathaniel Hawthorne shared this wisdom, “No man can, for any considerable time, wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which is the true one.” So being true, and truthful is the only face we ever need and will prevent us from stumbling.

 

            Word: Belie- This verb refers to misrepresentation, to self-contradiction. Although it’s based on the word “lie,” it isn’t used to convey a sense of deliberate deception.

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Friday:

            Quote: Our last quote on truth is from Winston Churchill – who said, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”

 

            Word: embellish – The verb “embellish” means “to decorate,” presumably with the end of making something beautiful. A speech that is appropriately embellished is effective, but if the number of embellishments is too great, bombast (another great wording meaning to pad) may be the result. The use of “embellish” is not limited to language.

 

 

Joke of the week:

 

A 50 something woman decided to introduce her mother to the magic of the internet. The first move she made was to access the popular Ask Jeeves site, she told her mother it could answer any questions she had. The mother was very skeptical however the daughter insisted, “It’s true, Mom,” she implored, “Think of something to ask it and I’ll type it in.” As she sat with fingers poised over the keyboard the mother thought for a moment, then responded, “Ok, find out how Aunt Helen is feeling?”

 

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!