So nice to have this opportunity to talk again @Appleblossom and to see how your pages are turning.
Yes, my sports are going well. In fact, I'm beginning to be a force to be reckoned with on the badminton court—but it's taken a year! Carpet bowls and table tennis are still a work in progress. I'm taking on more responsibilities at the club and it's nice to feel relevant. The people there are so nice. I genuinely can't believe my luck. I sometimes wonder when it's all going to go wrong, but it doesn't seem to be heading that way. I just keep getting deeper into the organisation and its complexities. It's fun.
I'm in a new world now and I am still finding my feet. I'm enjoying the challenge. There's so much more to me than my life's circumstances have allowed me to express—as with you. The avenue ahead just keeps widening a little more each day and I take each step cautiously.
My self-confidence had been shattered and is slowly building. I've even been considering joining Toastmasters, but I don't want many of their desired attributes for myself...talking with my hands, for instance. I just want to be able to express myself clearly, naturally and with confidence.
Just for practice, fun, this morning, I wrote a 4-5-minute Toastmaster Icebreaker speech. It goes for a minute and a half! I guess I'll have to put more meat on its bones. But how to remember my train of thought for that long! It's very difficult. Perhaps my next challenge?
I'm pleased your music and connections there are churning along. I know how much music is a part of your soul. Mine too, but I'll leave the performing to you.
I, Claudius, sounds fascinating. I haven't been doing a lot of television viewing in recent weeks. I feel like it's just more of the same. Documentaries, travelogues and repeats etc. I have ventured onto Youtube and have been putting in my twopence worth in the comments here and there. My self-expression.
Oh, well, I guess it's time for vittles.
