'All my books begin in the realm of the ridiculous, the messy, the unplanned, the chaotic, what some might call the stupid or inappropriate. This is the land of ADD. Honestly, this is where we feel most comfortable.' drhallowell
” That’s because Homer had no predecessor. He was an original. When you sit down to make something new, you’re the original, the originator. This is something we with ADHD do well. We originate, and in doing so, we trust our unconscious, swim out over our heads, and trust that we will make it back alive.
I write books. Why do I punish myself, when I know that no book is as good as it could be? Because if I do not have a book in progress, I get moody. All of my books begin in the realm of the ridiculous, the messy, the unplanned, the chaotic, what some might call the stupid or inappropriate. This is the land of ADD. Honestly, this is where we feel most comfortable, even when others — family and friends — insist that we clean up, smarten up, and get out of there.
If we go out of there, if we didn’t have our zany places, if we couldn’t spill over, we wouldn’t discover the accidental beauty we sometimes create. True, we also wouldn’t make ugly messes that are a pain in the butt and have to be cleaned up.I know our messes cause consternation. I’ve been plenty consternated at times! But then I remember my son, Jack, at age seven. It was early in the morning in a motel room on the Jersey turnpike, and I told him to go back to sleep.
Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I looked up and saw a line of clothing stretching across the room. “What’s that, Jack?” I asked.Silly ideas bring something that can matter. Being too serious and doing only what others have done before is not what changes the world for the better.How to Be Funny Without Losing Your JobYou don’t talk on your phone in church, so respect the culture of your workplace.If you start having an onslaught of the giggles, get outta there before you look foolish.
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