Yoga: experiencing the quiet

   Last night I had a harmonious hour of Yoga class. The relaxing and strengthening work-out was just what the Doctor ordered after getting after the Flu all last week! 

   I could actually rest my foot onto my thigh this time during the position! This is quite the Yoga milestone for me! 

   
   Yoga and Prayer are one of the few moments that I can feel "quiet" within myself. For me, ADHD tends to keep a constant movement, buzzing around my head. It was really nice to experience the peace ... and the burn in my calves. 

Mile 1.5 : discouraged

   As you can see I have been dragging in my efforts to exercise. I did make it to the gym Saturday for a good "aching-thighs" kind of workout, but Jillian Michaels would be disappointed. 

   I have been feeling pretty frustrated with everything lately. It is winter, I am busy, and I do experience minor effects of being lactose intolerant, HOWEVER, I do not think I should be feeling this down about life. I hate feeling tired and colorless.

   Usually I am energetic and hopeful. I make jokes that make people smile. I am lilted. (I don't know if that is a real word, but it perfectly describes that feeling).

   I want to feel more like a summer day when you have been swimming for hours and are munching on some juicy watermelon.

  So given my metaphor for happiness, I am guessing that I need more Vitamin D, exercise, and watermelon. I love watermelon.

   Since I live in the Artic, have been lazy, and I have no delicious water fruit I decided to;

 

Sit in front of a Light Box

Take a 15 min. brisk walk on my lunch break

Drink a liter of water...ok fine only half my water bottle

What picture would describe how you are feeling today?
 
What do you do when you are feeling low?

Mile 1: Just getting started

 

Well here is my first post to blog about my experience running with ADD. Technically called ADHD, however, I think most people are familiar with the shorter version.

I have a love-hate relationship with the "big A". Some days I am like, "Great! I have so much energy during the busy lunch hour!" but then other times I am staring at the computer screen with a blank stupor of thought about what to write in my email I started an hour ago.

I have decided to try to write about my experiences with ADHD to;

1. Help me process, vent, consider, and learn more about myself and this disability

2. Hopefully provide hope, resources, and a community for others dealing with ADD

3. Help motivate me to actually run/exercise more since it is a critical part of helping cope with ADD

I'm really excited about this…and anxious, but more excited. However, like all my other ideas of grandeur, we'll see if I actually finish what I started.

Micah