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A man writes about his life, his experiences and his learnings. In the hope of achieving a balanced life, I'm trying to figure out what to keep, what to improve and what needs to go…

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An Authentic Man

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 ~ Mike Atkinson ~ Leave a comment

“Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared.” - Dan Millman I’ve recently read a new book that was given to me as an early birthday present from someone for whom I care deeply. Naturally I wanted to get started straight away. And naturally, as the … Continue reading An Authentic Man

A Man Belongs

July 20, 2018 ~ Mike Atkinson ~ Leave a comment

I stood all alone in a hall full of people. Many of whom I had known for a number of years. I watched people chatting, laughing. They were lining up, having their photo taken. Putting on smiles to make sure their ID cards weren’t horrible. They were wearing clothes that they wouldn’t wear in this … Continue reading A Man Belongs

A Man Looks Back

July 5, 2018 ~ Mike Atkinson ~ Leave a comment

The past two years have been incredible. Like, incredible in the sense that if you had told me two years ago what I was about to experience, I wouldn’t have believed you. It has really been one wild ride, in pretty much every area of life. You probably already know this, if you have read … Continue reading A Man Looks Back

A Loving Man

June 29, 2018 ~ Mike Atkinson ~ Leave a comment

When I was a kid, you’d be chatting about this celebrity or that and someone would pipe up and say, “oh, I don’t like him. He loves himself!” It was a mark of absolute arrogance if we said that someone loved themselves. But of course this wasn’t a reference to the particular celebrity, saying that … Continue reading A Loving Man

An Older Man

June 20, 2018June 22, 2018 ~ Mike Atkinson ~ 2 Comments

So, that’s it. If I’m not there yet, then I’m at least rapidly approaching middle age. I’m not really sure what I expected. I know I didn’t expect to feel older overnight. That would obviously be ridiculous. But maybe there’s something different about being forty than when I was still able to say I’m in … Continue reading An Older Man

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