After 17 days of vacation and pure relaxation, its time to get moving again and offer up more of my thoughts and experiences on ADD. Scheduling down time like vacations is important to help us ADD’ers turn that switch off, that normally keeps us in perpetual motion and thought.
During my vacation I embarked on finishing a book I started last month called Dare To Forgive by Edward Hallowell. You may recall this authors most recognized book called Driven To Distraction, which was one of the original ADD books on recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder.
Dare To Forgive is about learning to practice forgiveness. However the books byline is what I loved, “the power of letting go and moving on”. When I originally read that, it was kind of in my mind and out, I didn’t retain it. After finishing the book on my vacation, I closed the book and looked at the cover to see that byline again. It was at that point it really had meaning.
Learning to forgive is paramount in our lives. If you have ADD or know anyone who does, most ADD’ers struggle with forgiveness and compassion. It’s something that needs to be worked on and I am very pleased with the journey I have taken on learning and practicing forgiveness. When we don’t forgive, we are in a state of anger and wasted emotions that take a toll on our body and health. Not forgiving keeps the negativity and stress of a situation constant in our minds and thoughts. Even if it lies within our subconscious, we still carry that negativity.
During my vacation, I learned a lot about forgiving. Forgiving others was part of that process, however the biggest lesson was learning to forgive myself. Freeing my self from the angers and stress of a situation in my life was very liberating and allowed me to move past an issue that had bothered me for years. The power of letting go and moving on can and will make your life better, you just need to practice a little forgiveness.
