YOU HEAR OF MANY PEOPLE WHO HAPPILY BRAG OF HAVING STOOD WITH THE GREAT, SOME EVEN RUBBING AND “WILLINGLY BRUISED” SHOULDERS WITH THEM.
THE BRAGS THAT GO UNBRAGGED ARE THOSE WHO STOOD WITH THE BROKEN; MANY-A-TIME NOT HAVING TO DO ANYTHING, JUST BEING WITH THEM IN THEIR HOUR OF NEED.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
HAPPINESS IS ENDLESSLY ABUNDANT.
SHARE HAPPINESS WITH EVERYONE.
IT NEVER DECREASES BY BEING SHARED.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
NOW THAT YOU ARE BACK IN THE RACE TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS AND NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS YOU SET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR,
RACE!
YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF. HAVE FUN.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR GONE.
YOU’RE BEHIND ON YOUR GOALS AND NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU SET OUT THE YEAR WITH.
YOU SUDDENLY HAVE ALL THE “REASONS”
ON WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED.
YOU ARE LEANING HEAVILY ON QUITTING,
WHILE YOU’RE AHEAD INSTEAD OF
RUNNING THE REST OF THE RACE.
YOU CAN START AGAIN…NEXT YEAR…MAYBE.
YOU WILL BE BETTER PREPARED (YOU TELL YOURSELF).
THE RACE, i.e. THE YEAR IS NOT OVER!
IT ISN’T OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER.
YOUR REASONS TO QUIT ARE JUST EXCUSES.
IT’S NOT HOW WE START THE RACE
BUT HOW WE FINISH THAT MATTERS.
⚠️KEEP PUSHING!
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LIFE IS WORTH THE LIVING
ALWAYS STRIVE FOR A BETTER LIFE
NOT A MOMENT TO BE WASTED
MAKE EACH MOMENT COUNT
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
DON’T CRY OVER THE PAST.
IT HAS GONE, NEVER TO RETURN.
DON’T STRESS OVER THE FUTURE, IT HASN’T ARRIVED… YET.
GIVE IT IT’S TIME, IT WILL.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN DWELLING TOO MUCH ABOUT THE PAST,
OR / AND
WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS; YOU PROBABLY WILL BE MISSING OUT THE PRESENT –
THE “NOW” MOMENTS.
START PLOTTING THE STEPS OF THE PRESENT BY
WRITING YOUR STORY OR
PAINTING YOUR PICTURE.
LIVING YOUR LIFE IN THE PRESENT IS
SOMETHING ONLY YOU CAN DO.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
HALF A YEAR IS ALMOST OVER.
YOU’VE BEEN PUSHING…
AT THE GRIND,
AIMING TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
THAT WERE SET FROM THE START OF THE YEAR.
RELENTLESSLY.
YOU MAY NOT SEE MUCH RESULTS
EVEN WITH ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN.
SOMETIMES,
YOU JUST NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACK
AND TAKE A SHORT BREAK.
IT HELPS YOU SEE THINGS MORE CLEARLY,
MAYBE DO SOME MINOR TWEAKS
TO YOUR WORK METHODS AND GOALS
FOR THE NEXT HALF OF THE YEAR.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
Birthdays are always cherished
as launch pads to your next adventure.
Today, the youngest of the Atkinsons, Laura;
celebrates her birthday.
Our very best birthday wishes
in all her ventures in her new adventures.
LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING.
LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE.
THERE WILL BE GREAT TIMES,
THERE WILL BE CHALLENGING TIMES.
THE MINDSET OF A WINNER IS TO ALWAYS FIND A WAY,
TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
YOUR MIND WILL BELIEVE WHAT YOU TELL IT.
TELL IT THAT YOU ARE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE.
TELL IT YOU ARE SMART AND AMBITIOUS,
THAT YOU ARE ALMOST THERE IN ACHIEVING
ALL THAT YOU SET OUT TO DO.
TELL YOUR MIND THAT YOU ARE FEARLESS AND BRAVE IN ENSURING THAT YOU DO ACHIEVE ALL THAT
YOU SET OUT TO DO.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
