Wednesday, November 22, 2006

LOENARDO dA VINCI IS BEING USED TO PROMOTE ...


I saw Mona Lisa at Y________ when I went to check my e-mails yesterday (Tuesday). A clip of Mona would fade out then fade back in. I noticed the captions underneath each new rendition of Mona Lisa as she was dwindling into a pencil sketch with each new take.

The captions went as follows __ "What if ... Leonardo da Vinci had Adult Attention Deficit Disorder" (Adult ADD)? __ "What if Leonardo was Distracted and Disorganized"? "What's keeping you from completing your tasks"? The last caption ended with this ... "If you suspect that you may have Adult ADD, Take A Simple Screener >"

I have been on a journey, quoting OTHER people's ADD experiences lately . This information regarding Leonardo is on the same page for me as it is raising awareness through another persons life. I have a feeling of wonderment today as I see Mona Lisa fading from a work of art into a pencil sketch to provoke awareness over ADD. Leonardo's hand is still fruitful and not just as an artist obviously. I wonder if he suffered like I and many others have. I'm here journaling publicly so I can do something healthy for myself. If another persons life is touched, I will be extremely happy. If my life can cause someone to understand a person with ADD, so more harmony and less pain can be achieved, this alone will allow me to die peacefully when my time comes.
I told my sister last night that I'm beginning to think people with ADD are much like albino's ... they are profoundly lovely if you ask me and they too struggle with a genetic disorder. In humans I guess certain limitations manifest in their bodies. Albino's are set apart as beautiful but rare in my mind.
I have a beautiful mind that I'm learning to embrace for the first time ever and I give thanks for this~


"Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art" Leonardo da Vinci ~