Smell the Coffee
Considering I hate coffee (sorry Starbucks), the title of this post is kind of ironic. For you coffee fanatics, I’m not a coffee discriminator. I actually love the smell of coffee! We’ve likely all heard the saying, wake up and smell the coffee, or the roses. No matter what version you’ve heard, if you are familiar with ADD you likely know that most ADD’ers are challenged to slow down and enjoy things in life and small that coffee.
Like a lot of people with ADD, I find myself moving and thinking at the speed of sound. While the amount of productivity, creativity and accomplishment can be great, I do have to work on slowing down and taking in some of the enjoyment and pleasure that surrounds me.
We tend to keep on pushing, nose to the grind-stone, never slowing down. Taking the time to be aware of what we have achieved and celebrate our accomplishments needs to be done. I have recently started to stop everything I am doing for a moment and think about some of life’s rewards, like a business accomplishment or moment with my kids. I’ll close my eyes and simply think about my accomplishment. All of a sudden, there is a smile on my face, I’m relaxed, the tension of the day melts away and I can feel that loose relaxed feeling in my shoulders.
What ever accomplishment or life reward you have earned deserves your attention on occasion. After all, what’s the point of achieving goals and rewards if we don’t take some time to enjoy it.
February 24th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
You are right about the coffee ..
On the other hand I use it as a focus aid during my work day