In a few of my posts I have already referred to the concept of "Mindfulness" and it seems important that I define what this is. Mindfulness is the focused attention on the present moment without judgment. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them as good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience. Mindfulness means living your life fully, rather

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is defined by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. This condition occurs in about 5% of children and 2.5% of adults worldwide. It can be identified in young children when parents notice excessive motor activity when a child is a toddler. But symptoms often don’t really become clear until age 4. The disorder is most often identified during the elementar

At 10 years old I went away to a two week summer camp on a ranch in northern California. As my parents drove me out to what seemed like the middle of nowhere, I noticed how the 7-lane freeways became smaller and smaller, until they turned into two lane roads, then even gravel roads. I remember thinking to myself, “What am I doing? I will never leave the land of 7-lane highways.” But the first thing I did when I got to camp Wood-n-Peg was pick out a dusty pair of used west