The 5-5-5 Plan

Week 41 – 5-5-5 Plan – Theme – Obstacles

 

Monday:

            Quote: Thomas Carlyle said this about obstacles: “The block of granite which was an obstacle in the path of the weak, becomes a steppingstone in the path of the strong.”

 

            Word:  resilient – From the Latin for “to leap back” this word describes the ability “to recover readily from illness or misfortune” or to “get back into shape.” The noun is ‘resiliency”

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Tuesday:

            Quote: This sage advice that you may have heard is a favorite of mine from Hannah More – “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”

 

            Word: adamant – This word comes to us from the Greek for “unconquerable” and “diamond,” it’s no wonder it means “impervious to reason” or “stubbornly unyielding.” There’s even a stone named “adamantine,” that was thought to be impenetrable.

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Wednesday:

            Quote: Hump day brings us the longest quote on obstacles from Ralph J. Bunche who said, “You can surmount the obstacles in your path if you are determined, courageous and hard-working. Never be fainthearted. Be resolute, but never bitter. Bitterness will serve only to warp your personality. Permit no one to dissuade you from pursuing the goals you set for yourselves. Do not fear to pioneer, to venture down new paths of endeavor. Demand and make good use of your rights, but never fail to discharge faithfully the obligations and responsibilities of good citizenship. Be good Americans.”

Love this now – when it’s our right and privilege to vote.

 

            Word: Stalwart – This word, from the Old English word for “steadfast,” means “”firm” and “resolute” and can be used to describe people or actions. It can also be used as a noun to mean “one who loyally supports a party or a cause.”

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

 

Thursday:

            Quote: Donald Douglas gives us today’s quote on obstacles, “It is a hard rule of life, and I believe a healthy one, that no great plan is ever carried out without meeting and overcoming endless obstacles that come up and try the skill of man’s hand, the quality of his courage, and the endurance of his faith.”

 

            Word: inexorable – This adjective means “relentless” or “not capable of being stopped or changed.”

 

 

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

Go make it a Magnificent Day!

 

Friday:

            Quote: The last quote of this week is from Frank A Clark and it’s a short one, “If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”

Wow – why are we asking for the easy way – what is that prayer – Lord make my trouble less, make me stronger to overcome them.”

We have all we need inside of us – yea!

 

            Word: compliant – Someone who is compliant is “flexible,” “adaptable,” or “willing to agree to the demands of others.” It is generally used to describe someone who is “submissive.”

To attain our goals and work through our obstacles we must not become compliant.

 

 It’s interesting that this last week on obstacles held an obstacle for all of us getting on the call!

 

You create your day and life by the way you think – think well and make it a magnificent day!