ADHD & Marriage News - December 28, 2023
Quote of the Week
Today’s tip is a poem. See below.
Your Personal Journey
The Journey, Mary Oliver
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice—
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do—
determined to save
the only life you could save.
Happy New Year! Cheers to new beginnings.
You probably have accomplished more than you think in the past year. Acknowledging these accomplishments can help you set realistic goals for 2024 and allow you to be optimistic about your ability to reach next targets. Read my suggestions on how to prepare for the New Year.
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