A Spiritual View Of Attention Deficit Disorders
And Related Childhood Difficulties
Author: Julie Redstone

The phenomenon of limited or impaired attention span, of
difficult or aggressive behavior, of problems with peers or of
making friends, of body level agitation which leads to nervous
gestures or an inability to sit still for more than a minute –
all of these can be symptoms not of a medical or psychological
condition, but a condition that has to do with the greater
presence of light on the planet and in the spiritual atmosphere
or environment in which we live. This atmosphere is not
visible. It may not even correspond to a particularly
spiritually-based life within a family. Nevertheless, the
vibration of increased light that is present is being taken in
by children's bodies as is the energy of darkness, both of
which are currently amplified on a planetary level, leading to
an overloading, at times, of the energy circuits within a
child's body.

This overloading occurs when what is being taken in cannot
adequately be processed or released. All too often, parents,
educators, physicians, or counselors who do not feel
comfortable with this kind of frame of reference or who simply
require a more immediate approach to the problem of symptomatic
behavior, will seek medication to alter a behavioral or mental
pattern that seems to not respond to any other kind of
intervention. And yet this action, too, is often taken with a
sense of concern on the part of parents, for the accompanying
effects of any kind of medication used by the very young are
not altogether known or knowable.

A spiritual perspective about children's attention deficit
disorders, about behavioral problems, about sudden bursts of
aggression in children who are otherwise placid or very gentle,
will not immediately calm or change the situation in which the
behavior occurs. It will not immediately tell parents what to
do to make it stop or expand a child's ability to focus or be
present both at school and in general. Yet such a focus, if
taken seriously, can significantly help to limit the existing
symptoms and can also create hope for the future – a future in
which these symptoms will no longer be present.

The limitation of symptoms comes from restricting the contact a
child has with disturbing energies or disturbing environments so
that their systems do not easily get overloaded, or, if such
contact is necessary, it comes from building in recovery time
within a day's activities so that things can smooth out. Hope
for the future is created by understanding that there is a
purposefulness to what is happening with the very young. They
have chosen to be here at this time of great change and
transformation and their bodies are responding to the already
existing alterations on the planet before their minds or hearts
can know anything about what is really going on. For many of
these children, it will be the case in the years ahead that
those whose bodies are already beginning to adapt to greater
light, will have an easier time when the light begins to
increase even more. In this sense, many who are having
difficulties at present because their young bodies cannot
adequately handle the strong energies they are processing, will
have a head start in being able to deal with things later on.

Of course this view presumes that there is a planetary
transformation taking place and that its effects are palpable.
Without such an understanding, the only recourse for parents who
are concerned for their loved ones is to continue to work
exclusively within a medical and/or psychological frame of
reference and to find the best answers they can to the problems
they are faced with. If a broader view can be acquired,
however, even without giving up the more commonplace forms of
treatment that have been adhered to, then the use of medication
can be evaluated in a different way in terms of not being the
only option available. Other lifestyle changes that will have
a more long-term effect can be pursued so that the energetic
issues causing the problem of system overload can be handled in
a more practical, common-sense way and on a daily basis.

While it may not be true that all children who are presently
diagnosed with such things as attention deficit disorder or
related difficulties are responding to an inadequate processing
of greater light and greater darkness, there are many today who
could be helped greatly by such a perspective which would allow
for greater patience and tolerance and less anxiety and concern
on the part of parents.

The purpose of the transformation of the planet into light is a
good one. It is one that will liberate forces of love and the
desire for peace and unity on the earth that have not been
capable of greatly influencing the planet before this present
time. It will bring human consciousness to the next stage of
its development. It will create a body-level understanding of
the oneness of all and the sacred life within all. Many
children who are otherwise having great difficulty with life
understand these spiritual principles intuitively, and if they
were not so physically and emotionally taxed on a daily basis,
would be able to manifest more of the soul that lives within
them that is actually here to make a positive contribution to
planetary wellbeing – to love, to gentleness, and to peace on
earth.

A spiritual perspective does not have to be in competition with
others. What it allows for is the openness to gain one's own
experience from a new way of looking at things. This openness
may lead to new practical measures that can be experimented
with in order to help one's children, and also in order to help
oneself deal with the challenges that must be met. The freedom
to choose an expanded way of viewing things enables practical
decisions to be made from a more knowledgeable base - one that
is trustful instead of fearful, that is hopeful instead of
despairing, and that can see the good that will ultimately come
from the present difficult situation.

About The Author: For additional writings by Julie Redstone see
Pathways of Light – http://lightomega.org/PathwaysofLight.html -
and the Light Omega Reader. Also, "Children of the Light" and
"Creating a Spiritual Practice Within Families" within the
Light Omega Bookshop – http://lightomega.org/Bookshop.html.