Reading your post felt like a crash in a good way - you write like I do (with lots of brackets)
& reminded me why I find it hard to go to exhibitions.
I paused at your "undiagnosed adhd". I was diagnosed 3 years ago & to be frank, found myself dealing with the grief of what my twenties & thirties would have been like if I'd received a diagnosis - i often wonder what's the use of knowing in my 60's. If I choose to share my diagnosis with someone amazed how often is the response "oh I think I am too but um undiagnosed". At first this irritated me - partly because my partner has complex mental health issues and no one ever bursts out "oh year I'm bi polar blah blah too!".
My faith inspires me to seek out answers rather than blocking opinions, so i accepted your self assessment of neurodiversity. You may be interested to know that there's some good writing around adhd/colonialism/ etc. I'll hit up my nephew for some resources and send them on via your instagram page.
I'm starting to develop a theory that the western capitalist life of 2020 onwards is an adhd world, encouraging us to focus on things but overwhelming our focus constantly which is a curious dichotomy.
What became clear as I stumbled through the (very loud) exhibit with you ;) that our heart guides us to our home despite any DNA results trying to uproot us.
Thank you too Yassmin for the gift of diverse voices this month.
Reading your post felt like a crash in a good way - you write like I do (with lots of brackets)
& reminded me why I find it hard to go to exhibitions.
I paused at your "undiagnosed adhd". I was diagnosed 3 years ago & to be frank, found myself dealing with the grief of what my twenties & thirties would have been like if I'd received a diagnosis - i often wonder what's the use of knowing in my 60's. If I choose to share my diagnosis with someone amazed how often is the response "oh I think I am too but um undiagnosed". At first this irritated me - partly because my partner has complex mental health issues and no one ever bursts out "oh year I'm bi polar blah blah too!".
My faith inspires me to seek out answers rather than blocking opinions, so i accepted your self assessment of neurodiversity. You may be interested to know that there's some good writing around adhd/colonialism/ etc. I'll hit up my nephew for some resources and send them on via your instagram page.
I'm starting to develop a theory that the western capitalist life of 2020 onwards is an adhd world, encouraging us to focus on things but overwhelming our focus constantly which is a curious dichotomy.
What became clear as I stumbled through the (very loud) exhibit with you ;) that our heart guides us to our home despite any DNA results trying to uproot us.
Thank you too Yassmin for the gift of diverse voices this month.
Hahaha “Are we related to King Tut?”
I love how your mind works.
Reading your post was a pleasure and exciting for us to learn more about Sudanese culture.
I, for one, am interested in Gergoush bread. Can you write anything about Gergoush?