Good Days!

I’m tired today. Actually I was pretty tired yesterday, too. Exhausted is probably the right word. I didn’t sleep well the night before last, and I woke up early again this morning.

My brain feels numb. It’s crawling through thoughts like they’re thick porridge, and it crosses my mind, not for the first time, that this might be the speed the so called normal mind thinks at.

That thought makes me laugh, until I realize that even if this is the speed they think at, I’m still my usual distracted and scattered self. Now I’m thinking about twenty different things but doing it slowly. Not good.

But I said this was a good day, didn’t I?

Yes, this is a good day. Yesterday was good too, very good. Yes, two good days. And in fact “yes” is my new favourite word.

Until yesterday (wow, yesterday even begins with the word “yes”) the word yes could easily bring bad things into my life. Yes, I’m late filing my income tax … last years income tax that is. Yes, butter is on sale but they didn’t get their shipment in this week. Yes, that’s a parking ticket on my truck. Yes, of course they accept Master Card, just not mine, it’s been declined by the credit card company.

But yesterday (there it is again, YES-terday) I asked a question that I was hoping to hear a positive answer to … and I did. I’m not sharing the question here, it was personal, but I will share the answer. It was “Yes.” Did I say that already? Too bad, “YES!”

But I digress

Sorry, I got distracted there. (I mentioned that I’m tired, right?) I was saying that I’ve had two good days. And it occurs to me that the things that make a day good for people with ADHD aren’t that different from the things that make a day good for non-ADHDers. Success, at whatever thing we started out to do, perks us up, brightens our day, makes us feel wealthy.

Still tired …

So, I’m taking the day off from the arduous task of itemizing and chronicling the endless litany of negative aspects that befall those of us who live with this disorder.

And on top of being tired, I’m a little tired of writing about the downside of ADHD. I know that the symptoms of ADHD are mostly negative, and I know they’re not going away anytime soon and I’ll have to write about them still. But today I want to remind my people that we have a lot in common with the normans when it comes to the upside of life. In fact we may be able to teach them a thing or two about spontaneous appreciation, all they have to do is watch us when we’re distracted by beauty or adventure or joy.

Still having a good day …

Yes, I’m tired, but I’m still having a good couple of days.

So, I’m taking the day off from the arduous task of itemizing and chronicling the endless litany of negative aspects that befall those of us who live with this disorder. Today I’m taking an opportunity to celebrate life, and I’m going to make that celebration last right through the weekend.

So have a good weekend, everyone. I’ll see you all back here on Monday. And I’d like to leave you with this one last word on the subject …

“Yes!”

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