Archives for January, 2011
The Cure for Addiction: Being Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
I have been addicted to just about everything, and have quit these addictions because of one primary reason; I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Granted, I found tools that worked and helped me along the way, but the thing that stopped the addiction wasn't AA, a patch, advice from friends and family, or a divorce. It was something inside me; a true exhaustion from the up and...
Granted, I found tools that worked and helped me along the way, but the thing that stopped the addiction wasn't AA, a patch, advice from friends and family, or a divorce. It was something inside me; a true exhaustion from the up and...
Can Someone Please Solve My Texting Addiction?
Fine. I am totally ok admitting it to the whole world. I have an addiction to texting that try as I may, I cannot seem to beat. I am admitting now I am completely helpless over it - and asking all of you to help.
Why? Because there doesn't seem to be many great solutions out there - and I find the best way to overcome something is to...
Why? Because there doesn't seem to be many great solutions out there - and I find the best way to overcome something is to...
Please, Don’t Call Me Crazy!
Why is it that being called 'crazy' is so bothersome? It's as if this one word cuts right to the core of our very being and makes us question our intrinsic worth. Yet what do we ADHDers do when someone calls us crazy?
We act crazy!
Crazy can mean all sorts of things; bizarre, fantastic, deranged, insane, or dangerous. I, personally, am using it in regards to how we term 'unpredictable' behavior. Often the word is thrown around, "You...
We act crazy!
Crazy can mean all sorts of things; bizarre, fantastic, deranged, insane, or dangerous. I, personally, am using it in regards to how we term 'unpredictable' behavior. Often the word is thrown around, "You...
Passion and Non-attachment Juxtaposed; agreeable or abrasive?
One of my words for the year is Passion. Last night I was at a class that is serving as a type of spiritual grounding while I am on a project away from home. We read a poem and were asked to listen to what phrase or word spoke to us most, and I felt the passion jolt through my body when the words were spoken "I want to know" in regards to...
What is Our Problem with Pharmaceutical Companies, Especially When It Comes To Drugs For The Brain?
I'm sure just reading that title incited strong reaction in most people. They either love the companies, or hate them. For some reason I think companies working to sell drugs to fix the brain have the worst reputation of all - and to this day I can not figure out why.
Let's face it, we can find fault in anything. It is pretty easy to do, and...
Let's face it, we can find fault in anything. It is pretty easy to do, and...
How to Fight Fair; Simple Rules for Politicians, Teachers, Kids, and Relationships
The discipline of Psychology has come up with some fairly simple rules to follow for fighting fair, and it amazes me how each and every day we ignore these rules and suffer again and again from their lessons.
The recent shooting in Arizona has brought up a lot of this, but I am reminded when I hear of bullying, the divorce rate, and the constant...
The recent shooting in Arizona has brought up a lot of this, but I am reminded when I hear of bullying, the divorce rate, and the constant...
Learning the Art of Presence
How often are you really present? I don't mean just there in the flesh, I mean there with your heart and soul and eyes and everything that you are and more?
I'm reading Eckardt Tolle's "The Power of Now" and I am again reminded of just what a small amount of time I spend in the present moment. It is as if my feet are planted but my thoughts are spinning and...
I'm reading Eckardt Tolle's "The Power of Now" and I am again reminded of just what a small amount of time I spend in the present moment. It is as if my feet are planted but my thoughts are spinning and...
New Years Resolutions Simplified – It’s Not Too Late!
I don't know about you, but I am so sick of New Years Resolutions because they seem to just add to my list of ever-growing feelings of a failure as an ADHDer.
I may start with one, and then forget about another one and by the time I remember I've already messed it up. Then I feel so bad I screw it all up. How is that productive?
So now I choose a word / words. And focus...
I may start with one, and then forget about another one and by the time I remember I've already messed it up. Then I feel so bad I screw it all up. How is that productive?
So now I choose a word / words. And focus...
