"Passed" That Test! | Praise Podcast - Christian Podcasting Network

Twenty-five years after the fact, but I finally passed the test. Tune in for the details.

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00:00:01 --> 00:00:04 25 years after the fact, but I've finally passed the test.

00:00:04 --> 00:00:06 Tune in for the details.

00:00:09 --> 00:00:17 Hello, and welcome to Momo 634, the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

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00:00:21 --> 00:00:26 Momo 634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:41 --> 00:00:42 Many years ago,

00:00:42 --> 00:00:47 I read an article in a magazine describing the symptoms of adult ADD,

00:00:47 --> 00:00:50 now called ADHD inattentive type.

00:00:51 --> 00:00:54 I checked off so many boxes,

00:00:54 --> 00:00:57 not knowing that my mom had OCD,

00:00:58 --> 00:01:03 nor realizing that ADHD and OCD have symptoms that can overlap.

00:01:04 --> 00:01:07 I was just so ready for answers.

00:01:09 --> 00:01:14 So the educational psychologist that tested me told me she didn't think it was ADD.

00:01:15 --> 00:01:21 I was barely over the baseline marker, and her experience told her it wasn't ADD.

00:01:22 --> 00:01:28 When I probed as to why, she said, Well, you didn't cry or throw things during the test.

00:01:29 --> 00:01:32 Without missing a beat, I replied, I didn't know that was an option!

00:01:32 --> 00:01:36 I actually have cried during math tests.

00:01:37 --> 00:01:38 Poor John H.

00:01:39 --> 00:01:41 in my first grade class can attest to that,

00:01:42 --> 00:01:44 as could some of my college professors,

00:01:45 --> 00:01:46 and maybe a few teachers in between.

00:01:48 --> 00:01:52 And I did throw a math book once, a heavy one.

00:01:53 --> 00:01:57 Just ask my husband, who knew me while we were in college, and witnessed it.

00:02:00 --> 00:02:06 I tell you this because I have dedicated a number of episodes to low frustration tolerance,

00:02:07 --> 00:02:10 and my old pal irritated Llama.

00:02:11 --> 00:02:12 In hindsight,

00:02:13 --> 00:02:14 no pun intended,

00:02:14 --> 00:02:20 I should have remembered to use my chill vibe created in his honor to settle myself down.

00:02:21 --> 00:02:25 No, what I did instead was have a bit of a meltdown.

00:02:26 --> 00:02:28 After the success of drawing some boundaries,

00:02:29 --> 00:02:35 I strained at a gnat in dealing with an unnecessary request from a very squeaky wheel,

00:02:36 --> 00:02:39 and ended up swallowing the camel of letting time get away from me,

00:02:40 --> 00:02:41 to paraphrase Matthew.

00:02:42 --> 00:02:46 And I was already well past my allotted hours for the week.

00:02:47 --> 00:02:49 No book throwing, however.

00:02:49 --> 00:02:54 A friend of ours used to quote the line from the old kids' show Yo Gabba Gabba,

00:02:54 --> 00:02:56 we don't bite our friends.

00:02:57 --> 00:02:59 So no, none of that either.

00:02:59 --> 00:03:01 Just a five-minute tear fest.

00:03:02 --> 00:03:06 So I passed the test, finally, but failed myself.

00:03:08 --> 00:03:12 Remembering this was a blessing I prayed for and was granted by God's grace,

00:03:13 --> 00:03:15 I redrew the boundaries again,

00:03:16 --> 00:03:17 dusted off my pants,

00:03:18 --> 00:03:19 and got back on my llama,

00:03:20 --> 00:03:20 uh,

00:03:20 --> 00:03:21 horse.

00:03:22 --> 00:03:23 Our meme for today says,

00:03:24 --> 00:03:31 finishing that one last thing might be the straw that breaks the irritated llama's back.

00:03:32 --> 00:03:35 Disengage for a bit and come back to the task later.

00:03:36 --> 00:03:38 Your mental health will thank you.

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