My ADD Soul
It's a Question of Time
Dear Reader;
More than thirty years ago I was diagnosed with ADD. Not only diagnosed, but the doctor described my case as ‘off the charts’ adult ADD. (The H in ADHD was not so popular at the time.) He went on to say that if I were not medicated, I would never achieve anything, and my life would be a failure. As I am not a fan of pharmaceuticals, I ignored his warnings and somehow went on with my life. Imagine that.
It breaks my heart to know the incredible numbers of children who are currently medicated every day, to treat a ‘condition’ which in my opinion is completely misunderstood. I dislike labels in general, but in particular, psychiatric and psychological labels are not only problematic but often downright dangerous.
Those who match the markers for an ADD diagnosis could more accurately be named High Creatives, or Sensitives. And the individuals themselves are not so much at issue as the environment in which they are functioning. In other words, if you ask a fish to climb a tree, you won’t resolve the issue at hand by labelling them as disordered.
Children in particular are profoundly affected by inappropriate learning environments, insufficient movement and playtime in nature, and toxic, over-processed foods and medical treatments.
If you have not yet seen this funny and wise TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson it's a must watch. He tells the story of Gillian Lynne, choreographer of the musical Cats, and the diagnosis she received before ADD was ‘invented’.
One of the classic characteristics of a High Creative is something known as Time Blindness. This simply means that they don't experience or relate to time in the same way as a more neurotypical individual does. I've been famous for this characteristic pretty much my whole life. As a child my poor mother would wait to pick me up at school, long after other children had gone home.
I particularly remember a day when I came out to the car and in exasperation she asked, where have you been? You do realize that every single child has left the school except you. And the thing was, I hadn't noticed because I was in deep conversation with a teacher. That conversation was more compelling to me than my awareness of the time the conversation took. I say this, not in any way to disregard or disrespect someone kept waiting, but simply to tell the truth about a phenomenon which was then, and sometimes still is, completely beyond my control.
When deeply involved in a creative task of any nature, I lose all sense of time, and to be honest it's my favourite place to be. In University I would paint till 3 AM, completely disregarding the need to awaken for morning classes. When I wrote my first novel, my favourite time to work was into the dark of the night, because it was the only time of day I knew I would not be interrupted. My second novel was written between 2 AM and 6 AM, the only hours of the day when my beautiful daughter would sleep without my presence at her side.
I dream of a world with no clocks, no alarms and no schedulers, but rather a gentle awareness of when the sun rises and sets, when the belly is hungry, or when the body needs to rest. A world without the constraints that live beyond the present moment. Perhaps Eckhart Tolle would be proud of me.
And the truth is, beyond this material dimension, Time does not exist in the way we have been taught. It certainly is not linear and ultimately, the concept loses its value because within the infinite nature of the Universe, when there is no beginning and no end, when we cannot possibly be late or early, when Presence is all that is asked of us, the idea of time becomes not only unimportant but irrelevant. It is this place which I call Home.
Interestingly, it is from this timeless realm that we can create miracles. From this place, we begin to step away from the constructs of our Human Theatre and instead take a step toward a higher truth. From a fluid awareness, we can create magic because it is here we discover we are Creators, and in our remembering, return to the only thing that matters: our trust and connection to Spirit and Source.
I share this story with you today, dear Reader, with the mischievous intent of reminding us all that I am now less than 48 hours away from the conclusion of the Dear Human Child Kickstarter campaign. I cannot believe it has been an entire month since I hit the launch button and entered the intensity of this experience, as well as an additional three months of pre-launch deep focus and study, in order to prepare for the campaign. As is often the case for me, Time has flown.
As I write this message to you, we are 90% funded. Our goal of 8K must be reached for this book and deck to be made. And believe me, if there is any extra, it will go to a worthy purpose. I am bound and determined to get the audio book made, as I feel so deeply the value of hearing these transmissions aloud to you in my own voice, as you hold your own beautiful book in your hands. Thus any additional pledges will be put toward this vision, I promise.
So here I am, the one who so often lives beyond Time, asking you to notice that within this human dimension, the hours are ticking by to raise the balance of our goal. It is time to create a miracle.
Please know that the offers and prices within this Kickstarter will not be available once it completes. If you have ever thought of using a transformational tool such as these transmissions of frequency, to support your process on a daily basis, this is the moment. This is the moment in Time.
I know you are here reading this because you understand, and I cannot find words to express the gratitude I feel for the immense support of my community and friends. If this campaign were to fail on Friday, I would regret nothing because the experience of witnessing such an outpouring of love and belief in my work has been personally transformational. Whatever unfolds in the next 48 hours, I love and thank you all.
As always, you will find your chance to pre-order a book and card deck at DEAR HUMAN CHILD.
much love, Adi