WHEN YOU START TO BLOCK OUT THE NOISE
THAT SEEMS TO FULLY ENGULF EACH DAY OF YOUR LIFE; YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE SILENCE AND ABSENCE;
AND
VALUE EVERY MOMENT IN THE PRESENT.
EASY LIVING
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
IF YOU’RE A PERSON WITH BIG DREAMS, GO FOR IT!
DON’T JUST WISH FOR IT.
BE READY TO PAY THE PRICE THAT COMES WITH IT.
YOU WILL COME ACROSS STUMBLING BLOCKS AND PEOPLE WITH ALL THE FACTS OF WHY YOUR DREAMS WON’T WORK.
DON’T LET SMALL THINKING CUT YOUR DREAMS
DOWN TO SIZE.
FAINT HEART WINS NO FAIR LADY.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
I AM NOT GOING TO OVER-THINK FOR ANSWERS.
I DON’T HAVE THE ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING.
LIKE WHY IS CATASTROPHE HAPPENING EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY THE MANMADE ONES,
AND YET WE SAY,
THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO BE IN.
I KNOW THAT I CAN’T CONTROL EVERYTHING.
I JUST HAVE TO LET MOST OF IT BE AS IT IS.
THIS I DO KNOW:
I WILL MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO MAKE
THE LITTLE SPACE
THAT I OCCUPY ON PLANET EARTH
AS HAPPY AND AS PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE,
FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.
THAT MAKES ME HAPPY.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller