An issue with living with ADHD is the realization that I could have accomplished so much more if I had a sustainable consistent “executive function” within my thought process. As it is, the realization that I have constantly meandered in life sometimes frustrates me a little and saddens me to think about how the time has passed in a mindless stream of activity with no substantive productive results. An analogy that comes to mind is that it is similar to not being able to get the oars in the water to row while the entire time being infinitely capable of doing the rowing.
In an effort to remain positive I keep in mind the quote from the poem “All That Glitters in Not Gold” from the Lord of the Rings; “Not all those who wander are lost.” I am not necessarily lost, but I tend to wonder about my wandering thoughts. I also live with the joyous realization that I am my own mapmaker and not constrained by the “norms” of typical brain functions. I never liked coloring within the lines of my coloring books!
I hope you have a delightful experience today and every day henceforth.
What is there to say about me? I am not sure if I am typical or not, average or not, smart or not, BUT I think I definitely have a sense of humor. I am an aging baby boomer wondering if I have something to say about the world as I see it.
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