SUCCESS IS NOT GOING TO GET ANYWHERE UNTIL
IT BEGINS WITH A DECISION TO START.
WHEN?
NOW IS A GOOD TIME AS ANY.
THEN, HOLD ON TO THAT VISION.
TRUST THE PROCESS.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
THE BOX IS A VERY CONFINING SPACE.
WHENEVER WE HEAR THE PHRASE, “THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX”; MOST OF US WILL THINK THAT THE BOX IS SQUARE IN SHAPE, WITH A COVER ON IT.
HOWEVER, BOXES COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
THEY ARE STILL VERY CONFINING IN SPACE. ITS PARAMETERS LIMITS US IN EXPRESSING OUR FULL POTENTIAL.
IN SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS, IT M AY BE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU JUST DON’T RECOGNISE IT.
YOU MAY THINK THAT SUCCESS IS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS.
IS IT?
IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING, YOU MAY FIND YOUR HAPPINESS. YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
THAT IS IN MANY WAYS, “THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX”.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
A new beginning!

PAY ATTENTION!
LIFE NEVER STOPS TEACHING. IT HAS MANY LESSONS.
WE DON’T HAVE THE EXCUSE, EVER; TO STOP LEARNING.
HAVING AN UMBRELLA WON’T STOP THE RAIN.
WITH IT, WE CAN STAND IN THE RAIN.
CONFIDENCE MAY NOT BRING US SUCCESS.
WITH CONFIDENCE, WE CAN FACE ANY CHALLENGE IN LIFE.
ACTION MAY NOT ALWAYS BRING HAPPINESS.
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO HAPPINESS WITHOUT ACTION.
WE CAN LEARN, WE HAVE THE PROTECTION.
WE CAN FACE CHALLENGES.
TAKING ACTION CAN BRING HAPPINESS.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
GUESS WHAT? HAPPINESS IS NOT HOW MUCH WE HAVE OR ABOUT THE THINGS WE HAVE. THAT IS TEMPORARY.
THE LITMUS TEST IS THAT NOT LONG AFTER THAT, WE WILL WANT MORE OR THE LATEST TO REPLACE THE “OLD” THINGS WE HAVE.
HAPPINESS IS HOW MUCH WE ENJOY LIVING, SOMETHING WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED. PERHAPS TRUE HAPPINESS IS BEING ABLE TO SHARE OUR LIFE WITH OTHERS?
ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
LIFE IS AMONGST THE MOST VALUABLE ASSETS YOU HAVE.
LIVE IT WISELY.
THE OTHER IS TIME.
YOU DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER ITS BEGINNING,
NOR ITS END. USE IT WISELY.
DON’T LET PEOPLE WASTE YOUR TIME.
SPEND TIME WITH PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU HAPPY,
NOT THE ONES YOU NEED TO IMPRESS.
THE KEY TO YOUR OWN HAPPINESS IS IN YOUR HANDS.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

SOMETIMES, THE PURPOSE OF PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE IS TO TEACH YOU A LIFE LESSON WHICH WILL MAKE YOU STRONGER. SO, TAKE THE TIME EVERYDAY TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THEM.
BE THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE.
YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE MORE. BUT, YOU COULD ALSO HAVE LESS.
HAPPINESS HAS TO START WITH YOU. REMEMBER, THAT NOBODY CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY.
YOU HAVE TO BE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF FIRST.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller