| As a parent you may be pulling your hair out trying to
get your child to study, pay attention, listen to you once and a while or
just make a good decision now and then. As an adult you may be wondering
why you are so different from your friends, or why life is so challenging
for you. Maybe you doubt yourself, or struggle to keep or get a job, manage
a relationship, or just keep your moods under control. ADD presents its
challenges, I know that. It has been challenging for me too. Why do I say
ADD is a gift? Because it is. |
ADDers are born uniquely sensitive. We are sensitive to our environment,
people around us, even to our inner thoughts. Our sensing is refined, we
can understand suffering, understand how to walk gently on the earth. Through
this sensitivity we may be able to approach the Sacred in a personal, deep
and meaningful way. Some enter the healing arts because of their sensitivity
to others and their ability to help them through deep understanding and
compassion.
ADDers are creative. Our creativity can be expressed in many ways. Some
of us have the ability to bring beauty to our environment through art in
its various forms. Some of us make great entrepreneurs through our creative
innovation. (Silicon Valley is replete with Adders.) Some enter the entertainment
arts with their creative blush.
ADDers hyper focus. This can be a great asset when directed in appropriate channels. My ability to hyper focus was the asset I needed to write a book. Some computer wizards can hyper focus endlessly until they breakthrough an insolvable problem.
ADDers are more intelligent than their peers. This may come as a surprise to some of you who have struggled at school, but it is true. The task is to find a way to bring your intelligence through in a way that works for you. ADD comes laden with gifts, the idea is to get help to blunt the side of the sword that cuts you and sharpen the edge that clears your path.