The 5-5-5 Plan

Week 40 – 5-5-5 Plan – Theme – Brilliance

 

Monday: This week I’m doing something different – at least in the realm of quotes – I purchased a book of quotes called brilliance – and this book is different in that there are no sections, no categories, no table of contents – the book – about 125 pages is simply filled with quotes the compilers felt were brilliant – so this week I’m going to share some that struck me right – so we’re going for brilliance this week – and that could be whatever you think is brilliant –

 

            Quote: Marie Beynon Ray said this, “Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand – and melting like a snowflake.”

 

            Word: impending – it can refer to something threatening or not. At any rate, the near arrival of the event hanges over you, and “hangs” (as in pendulum or pendant) is the root word.

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Tuesday:

 

            Quote: I’ve selected two quotes today for our brilliance theme – one for us to consider as the year is in it’s last quarter – it’s from Eleanor Roosevelt who said, “It takes a much energy to wish as it does to plan.” This is my own personal call to get my planning done –

 

And the next quote I hadn’t heard before and loved – about how we are focused in our life – it’s from Michelle Brown who said, “You can’t wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.”

Loved this – it said to me – do the good thing – get busy when you’re scared, or confused – roll up your sleeves – I remember my dad doing that and how the attitude of him rolling up his sleeves was one of action.

 

            Word: imminent – This adjective describes something about to occur- when a person rolls up their sleeves it’s imminent some work is about to happen!

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Wednesday:

 

            Quote: The quote for this hump day of the week comes from Cynthia Heimel who said this, “When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap!”

 

            Word: Germane – which has nothing to do with Germany, this adjective means “relevant” or “suitable” or “closely connected.” Literally, the root word means “having the same parents,” so then is brilliance closely connected to insanity?

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

 

Thursday:

            Quote: Betty Bender gives us today’s quote, “It’s a mistake to surround yourself only with people just like you. Throw off that worn comforter – and replace it with a crazy quilt of different and imaginative people. Then watch the ideas erupt!”

 

            Word: indigenous – this adjective describes people or things that are native to a region. Immigrants and transplants don’t quality. I thought this went with the idea of moving away from people like you – into that crazy quilt of new and different people – America is a crazy quilt!

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Friday:

            Quote: This final quote of the week is from Ivy Baker Priest who said something wonderful for us to contemplate this last day of this week, she said, “The world is round and the place which may seem like the end, may also be only the beginning.”

What a wonderful thought!

 

            Word: intrinsic – From the Latin word for “inward” this adjective is a rough synonym of “inherent” – literally being “in-born” I like to think it’s intrinsic that we contemplate our lives.

 

A man was driving down a country road one day at 45 miles per hour when suddenly he noticed a 3-legged turkey running at the same speed beside his truck. Though he thought this odd, the man decided to speed up so he wouldn’t cause an accident with the turkey.

The man sped up to 55 miles per hour, but low and behold, so did the 3-legged turkey.

The man then sped up to 65 miles per hour only to again be equaled in speed by the 3-legged turkey.

As the man watched in amazement, the turkey suddenly made a sharp left turn and took off down a side road toward a small farm.

The man quickly also made the left turn and followed the turkey to the small farm, parking out front.

Looking around the man found the farmer around back in the midst of many 3-legged turkeys.

After greeting the farmer, the man asked him why he was raising 3-legged turkeys.

“Well we figure,” said the farmer, “that with an average family of 3 people, only 2 can have a turkey leg with an average turkey. But with a three legged turkey, each member of the family can enjoy a turkey leg for of their own on Thanksgiving.”

“That’s pretty wise,” said the man, who then asked “Well how do your 3-legged turkeys taste?”

“I don’t know,” said the farmer. “We’ve never been able to catch one.”

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!