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TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR TIME

/ Alan Atkinson / Leave a comment

A.I., ChATgBT, MODERN TECHNOLOGY…
ARE AT OUR “BECK AND CALL”
WITH THE PROMISE TO MAKE OUR LIVES EASIER WITH THE REMOVAL OF MUNDANE DAILY TASKS?

ARE OUR LIVES EASIER NOW?
EVER ASKED WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ALL THAT TIME
THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SAVED
EACH AND EVERYDAY,
NOW THAT OUR LIVES HAVE BEEN “MADE MUCH EASIER”?

STOP LETTING PEOPLE THROUGH THE USE OF THESE MODERN “HELPS” AND TECFHNOLOGY WASTE YOUR TIME.

TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR TIME.
IF YOU CAN QUANTIFY THAT TIME SAVED,
USE IT FOR YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY,
OR
EVEN ONCE IN A WHILE, JUST DO NOTHING.
DOING NOTHING IS DOING SOMETHING.

RECOGNISE THE PRESENT.
LIVE IT.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

Morgan Tyree

STRONG HABITS

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IT’S THE WEEKEND
AND IT IS A GOOD TIME TO
REFLECT AND BE GRATEFUL
FOR ALL THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
IN FACT,
ANYTIME IS A GOOD TIME
WHEN IT COMES TO BEING GRATEFUL.
IT IS A GOOD HABIT.

YOU MAY HAVE HAD A CURVEBALL THROWN
AT YOU, BUT YOU CAME OUT STRONGER
BECAUSE
GRATITUDE SITS AT THE VERY TOP OF YOUR LIST OF VIRTUES.
STRONG HABITS CREATE STABILITY
EVEN WHEN LIFE FEELS UNCERTAIN.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

THE TRICK…IS TO START

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I AM THINKING ABOUT IT…
IT’S IN MY PLANS, MY GOALS…
I HAVE THE INTENTION TO…
I’M ABOUT TO…
I SHALL…
I DEFINITELY WILL GET ROUND TO IT…
ONCE I’VE CLEARED ALL MY OTHER
PLANS AND GOALS FIRST…

THE BIGGEST SECRET…
FLIP THE SWITCH ON…
PRESS THE “ON” BUTTON (1)…

THE TRICK…IS TO START.
THEN BUILD MOMENTUM.

AN INCH OF MOVEMENT IS DEFINITELY BETTER THAN A MILE OF INTENTIONS.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

IT’S IN THE LITTLE THINGS

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OKAY YOU’VE BEEN USING THE “WORRY” TECHNIQUE WHERE YOU WORRY JUST ABOUT ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT.
AND THE RESULT FROM ALL THIS “WORRYING” IS…..?
NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT…OR NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL.

TRY THIS:
LET GO OF YOUR WORRIES.
SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND THIS DIFFICULT BECAUSE WORRYING HAS BECOME A CRUTCH FOR THEM.
BUT JUST LET THE WORRIES GO.
DON’T LET THE STRESS OF THE DAY OVERTAKE YOU.
YES,
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO CONTROL IT.

INSTEAD,
APPROACH EACH MOMENT WITH A SMILE.
START WITH GIVING YOURSELF A SMILE FIRST.
IT’S IN THE LITTLE THINGS.

SEE WHAT JOY EACH DAY HAS TO BRING.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

NEVER LET ANY SNAKE BITE YOU

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YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THIS SAYING,
“NEVER LET THE SAME SNAKE BITE YOU TWICE”.

IN REALITY,
YOU SHOULD NEVER LET ANY SNAKE BITE YOU.

REMEDY:
DON’T FOCUS ON SNAKES.
FOCUS ON CLEAR, SAFE PATHS.
CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, YOU WILL CHANGE
YOUR LIFE.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller