Ahhh. A day in the life of a woman with attention deficit disorder. This morning I realized I was not focused today and getting to that point was going to be a fight. An internal war of what I need to do versus what my mind wanted to do.
I wasn't getting much of anything done, whether it be house work, business work or blog work. I felt compelled to find a picture online that represented how I felt this morning. Something showing the level of un-organization that was in my own head. Because, wasting time searching Google Images was exactly what I was supposed to be doing wasn't it? Wait, what was I supposed to be doing today? Uh oh, where's my planner? Oh yes, back to the task here.
In my efforts searching Google Images I came across a very cool picture someone else, a blogger with ADHD, had created and I felt drawn to it. I read his post, and I had to find out how he did it. He used a website called Wordle.net. Here is Worlde.net's description of what their website is about:
"Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends."
Well isn't that just perfect. I had recently wanted to update my cover photo on Facebook to include key words about myself. Much like one of the inspirational woman in my life had done with her Facebook picture. See her Facebook picture here (https://www.facebook.com/LifewithTheCarrs?fref=ts). Her name is Tarah Carr and she is a source of inspiration and motivation for me. Someone I look up to. I'm only 99% sure she won't mind me referencing her Facebook page in my blog, but if I am incorrect and it's the 1% then I will remove the link. So, what do I put on my picture? I just didn't know what to put on my picture. Using Wordle was the perfect option for me. But, where would I get the words from?
Then it came to me, I would get them from YOU. From anyone on my Facebook page. Whether they've known me my entire life or have yet to meet me. So, I posted this status about four hours ago.
Yes, I did in fact tag some family members, many of which don't get on social media daily, like myself (and 95% of the world), and have yet to see it. I got about 14 responses, ok make that 15, one more just rolled in. Alas, I don't maintain a high level of patience so I couldn't wait for their response. The Wordle just HAD to be made right now. After all, it was the only thing the entire day that I was able to focus on.
Some of the 15 people who responded, I didn't expect. Ok, so just about all of them, other then the classic "you're my awesome wife" kind of comment from the husband. After all, if he didn't post something like that, he may not have gotten dinner tonight. Hah! Just kidding.
There were people who responded that I had no idea ever read anything I put on Facebook. There are people who I had no idea I ever touched in any way. I learned some wonderful things that people think, see and feel about me. Maybe some things that I often forget about myself. That is why I do something to "grow" every single day.
I am a work in progress, I'm working every day to grow. One of my weaknesses is that I, often times, lay my value in the hands of what others believe about me. It's usually when they are not someone who sees what the kind people who commented see.
Today, I learned something very valuable: sometimes it's the hands and hearts, of those around us, that have the power to raise us up and be strong in a moment of weakness. That is why you need to CHOOSE who you allow to be a part of the world around you. If someone is there that doesn't see value in you, that can't contribute to your "Wordle", in a good way, then maybe their ticket to the "Awesome Show" needs to be revoked.
Thank you to everyone who took a minute of their time to comment on my post. Thank you for reminding me of one of the many reasons I work to grow and become a better person. Thank you for opening up and being honest about what you see in me. Those are the things I will cherish and hold on to when a moment of weakness or self doubt arrises, but know this, you can always turn to me to raise you up, not matter what state I am in.
I learned all of this today, because I had a bad case of ADD this morning and I wanted to share that with you…mind blown.
