Dear Arran:

Living according to your own values then… Make an effort to move away from the old What Would People Think and toward What Arran Think is Right. If you structure and restructure your life according to your values, from the small things to the bigger things, you will find yourself motivated and feeling alive.

Make 2016 be the year when more than any other, in everything you do, you make yourself count, follow your own way, like in that song by Frank Sinatra, “I did it my way: I just googled the lyrics, here are some of the words:

“And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I’ll say it clear
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain

…For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has not
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels”

“For what is a man, what has he got if not himself, then he has not. To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels.” Life is not worth living for those who kneel. Living on one’s knees is not motivating. Living on one’s feet… well, that will make a better year!

anita