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Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

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Bettyboo
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Hi Lianne, wow I can hear the pressure you put on yourself to be someone, somebody, something, somewhere, sometimes. someday…etc ;-). I truly believe when we are still (what am I thinking – just work with me on this), we take a direction that works for us in the meantime…in the meantime is safe and exciting (there is a future with in the meantime)…the key is to create a baseline (habit) so that you can feel success…one of the videos stated inorder to change low self-confidence is to experience success which creates better self-confidence. It has taken me a while or what I think is a while to say to myself…it’s okay to know the big picture and it’s okay to stop and realize I need help getting to the big picture. We are big picture thinkers and that is why it is hard watching everyone else achieve THEIR big picture and you not achieving any. We compare ourselves to non-adders and we can’t it is like comparing apples to veggies…not even close. Society puts us on a timeline which we have all taken on having ADD or not and because of that it dictates our self-worth…so let me ask you.

Who said you need to be married by 31? Do you want to be married?

Who said you needed to have a house by 31? Do you want a house? or Condo? maybe you want to live in a tent? What do you want?

Who said you have to have a career? Who said how much is enough education, money etc? What is good for you and you dog ;-) ?

And so many more questions….

What I’m trying to get it is that it starts with us and not what everyone else wants for us. We need to dictate what’s working for us and make the changes for us and not for someone else…we want to take on a persona to fit into an non-adders world and I it’s not possible…but I bet you if the non-adder could be as free thinking as we are then they would jump into to the ADD boat a long with all of us…but we may not all be in boats because I’m a little sea sick I could be on a plane or car or a train…I diverse. I hope you understand what I mean…take it easy on yourself. You will achieve…you have too much life not too!!

Be grateful for you – that is were the stillness comes from…keep us posted on “YOU”.

You have a lot of energy and excitement for life that is a lot more than many of us or anyone else…be proud of that and pat yourself in the back you deserve it and a lot of it.

Elizabeth

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