What’s the Rush?

I have always been self-conscious about the effort it takes to accomplish many mundane tasks. Usually they are tasks that involve organizational planning, spatial awareness, visual acuity, and gross and fine motor skills. My chronic state of “desperately trying to keep up” has riddled my physical body with tension and stiffness. It is mentally and physically exhausting. 

Unmasking Dyspraxia

What’s the rush? 

I have to keep up!

I have to show up!

Prepare way in advance

Arrive extra early

To set up and settle in. 

What’s the rush?

I can’t find it…

My hands don’t work…

No beautifully folded sheets, 

No neat filing system,

No elegantly plated food. 

What’s the rush?

Always the last to leave

Multiple tries

Multiple steps

Multiple sighs

Multiple tries. 

Why can’t it be easy?

Why rush?

Accept slow

It’s all I know

Stop pushing,

clenching, dropping

racing. Stumbling.

Set judgement aside,

Enjoy the ride.

I am learning to pace myself and put the right support systems in place so I can partake more in the dance of life.