Previously, I talked about revising notes taken while watching The King’s Speech during college many years ago. The following will conclude said notes. For further context, please read part one, located here.

“Not to get caught up in saying what you want to sound more important than what the message’s point is.”

I claim a lot of guilt for this, and I say that laughing while typing. I’ve sometimes wanted to get a point across that may mimic how “cool” someone else sounded, and risk mimicking them so much I lose my topic.

I had to learn to just be natural. Be chill. The more authentic I sound, the better hold I’ll have to any willing audience. It’s easy to do on this format. Backspacing is the greatest.

Finally…

“Finding your own pace, not to worry about sounding as good as others appear to you. Everyone has their own style.”

Confession. I skimmed through the four notes before focusing on what they said in full. i had only read this one right as I was settled on writing for the other. This note fits too well with what I finished saying there.

It’s quite a moment to realize how ahead of myself I was, only to have made time to use these methods in the style, pacing, and balance that comes with knowing what I’ve wanted to say for decades.

These notes date back to Spring of 2012, a little into a year later to the point that inspired the first posts I made here.

I’d like to think that I came a long way since then.

Soon enough, I’ll take all this knowledge to the stage.

D.F.

P.S. Pardon the late posting. Tech issue resolved.

So I’ve been doing a lot of cleaning out old papers these last few months. The most recent had me run into an old notebook with stuff written for a public speaking class.

One section had notes regarding the biopic The King’s Speech, about King George VI overcoming his speech impediment to inspire his people during WW2. A well made movie that was surely inspiring for all of us.

Here’s two of the four notes that I had down that still hold weight to me now:

“Can’t get too caught up in the issues that have little to do with your presentation.”

This is partly why I have so many drafts either on standby or deleted. Sometimes I get into a zone where the brain bounces around into writing things that are relative to me, but might be derailing or off-putting to anyone reading the post.

Catching myself in those moments has helped create additional entries, but there’s overall satisfaction in the self-control to stay on point, and try not to rely on too many callbacks.

“Learn to focus. Have confidence in your words, on and off paper.”

As I said, doing that on paper/screen was and can sometimes still be a challenge. For as long as I’ve done it, I often found it easier to communicate clearly.

On occasion, I’ll find myself fighting to have some solid closing to what I’m saying, especially when I know I have an audience’s attention.

The more informed and collected I am about what I’ll say, the bigger the confidence will be. It’s an extra notch towards the pat on the back you deserve to give yourself.

I’ll conclude this on Monday. Thanks for reading 🙂

D.F.

Sickness has played a part in not writing as much as I have recently. Last week was the worst of it. Lingering cough aside, I’m physically feeling better. Emotions have fluctuated about it all, but I know I got this.

This is simply a proof of life post for now, and I hope you’re all well. Thank you for your patience.

D.F.

So I almost quit writing.

Not as a whole, just doing it on here. The reason was that I felt like I was on a good path of mending a lot of things that I had been keeping inside. Stuff from both the past and whatever was recent that inspired most posts.

Even with comparing the dialogue and energy between the first nine from August 2022 to their follow-ups from last month, I felt like I said everything.

I felt like getting that far was enough for me to do something else with that accomplishment. And it’s true. You don’t do something of this caliber for as long as I have without feeling that it’s part of your calling.

Then I felt that there can be a healthier balance made between what I’ve done on here, and what I plan to do with my knowledge in the broad topic of mental health.

The personal environments remain as much of an emotional minefield as ever, but even in the inevitable departure, they’re still much to learn and share.

But it’s also time to expand on that knowledge within public and even academic settings. However that occurs, I will be sure to share the progress as it happens.

For now, I will remain in rest mode. I should be in full posting strength in time, and I thank you for your patience.

D.F.

Follow-up to P.S. I Love You.

I’ve spent a lot of time on here talking about the different ways love has been a weapon in the wrong hands, and a salve in the right ones. It’s circumstantial why people define their choice of it, and the roots of that definition are sometimes hard to fight.

Loving yourself can sometimes be treated like arrogance, or even narcissism. Usually from those who own the title without wanting to be called out for it. The harder they call you either one, the more they may see self-love working out for you.

That’s your proof to keep going.

Proof that the momentum, the boundaries, the time management against those that shame you for redefining love is leading somewhere. A place that blocks their influence, yet inspired by their willful ignorance.

If things aren’t already messy during this growth, get ready for it. In some way you already are.

D.F.