Skywatch Friday and some prose

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Recently I was in Antwerp for work:

And in Alkmaar for a celebration:

Church of the Holy Spirit 

But am always glad to be back in Amsterdam. Where I joined my first 'rave' since the early nineties. 

At the NDSM terrain in Amsterdam-North. 

Where you can get to by a (free!) ferry from Amsterdam Central Station:

"That crane must be there because Amsterdam is creating a new skyline, right?" Almost. It's a leftover from the old docks. And now a hotel. Where a few years ago some poor tourist died because he thought he could fly. He could. Briefly. Because his landing was in need of some practice. 

Little piece of advice: thanks to the Dutch reclaiming land from the water, the soil is really good for growing marijuana (and tulips!) so the weed in the Netherlands is a lot stronger than what most people are accustomed to.

And never mix the stuff with alcohol. 

Better than alcohol or other drugs, IMHO, is simply sitting on the dock of the bay and take in this wonderful view.

Or this one, at night. From the rooftop of Amsterdam Central Station. Where they built an extensive bus terminal on top of the station. While the trains kept running on schedule.

Here's said trainstation by daytime. Always making me instantly feel at home and happy, from wherever the train had brought me:

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One of the poems I wrote during the show I did in Belgium last Summer, is this one:

It just had (a #poem)

Sharing a coffee 

after sharing a room

and an interesting night.

An a-typical 'the morning after'

Waiting 

for memories to fade

and a dream to come true.

The bed unmade,

feeling a fool 

Until her eyes lit up

at the dawn 

of realisation:

That dream waiting 

to become reality?

It just had 

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A day in [my] the life of someone with ADHD

When I saw this video, at first I thought: 'Hey, this is about me!'

My second thought I jolted down as a reaction to it:

Yep. My mind tells me I did something but in reality I only planned on doing it. And now I want to read books and watch YouTube videos on the concept of reality. And write a book and a play about my findings. Which reminds me I need to find my passport because I'm going to Belgium soon. To the French speaking part so will now open Duolingo to learn some French. Oh, I am sorry... what was the question again? Was there a question? Can a sentence be a question if it is not ended by a question mark and I just saw a neighbour walk past my window.

The ADHD-mind is constantly racing. Meaning people with ADHD are often tired and overwhelmed. We don't have a (working) filter so every little piece of information is equally important and texting a vague acquintance about a new Netflix show you just started watching has the same priority as calling your best friend to say of course you'll come to their child's funeral. It's hell. 

Luckily I've trained how to cope but ADHD'ers do have a higher suicide rate than neurotypical people. 

Another ADHD-trait is 'oversharing': as soon as you said it, you know you said to much. And are convinced people - even your closest friends - will hate you for it for the rest of their lives. And even when you are not, you often feel left out. Here's a good (and short. Don't worry) video about it.

Several people stuck the label 'ADHD' to me and my brain. But maybe I don't have ADHD but simply show most of the symptoms. Anyways: whatever label people stick on you, only you decide what label keeps sticking.

Until recently I believed there was something wrong with me and other neurodivergent people but the lady in this clip changed my mind: perhaps being neurodivergent should be the norm and - with their strong sense of justice, their creativity and passion, neurodivergent people should take over the world from 'normies' and turn this world into a better place. What if the world needs neurodivergent people?

What are your experiences with (people with) ADHD and other a-neurotypical 'abnormalities'?

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