Queen's Speech #3

One of the most important things to remember about a Queen, whether your aim is to be one yourself or simply to follow one, is that even The Queen is human. A Queen is no different than anybody else at her core. This is the reason that anybody can become one. This is something that I truly do believe - in writing this blog and talking about trying to become The Queen that is inside of me, the main thing I have neglected to mention thus far is the fact that I am not the only one with The Queen inside of me. We all have a Queen inside of us. We all have the power to be The Queen, or anything else that we may want to be. I don't presume to be any better, more powerful, more special or more anything else than anybody else in the world. We all have this power. We don't all use it, but we all have it.

That having been said, sometimes a Queen will fall victim to the same issues that everybody else does. For example, The Queen is not above falling victim to illnesses. This has been proven many times throughout history but most recently it has been proven in my own life. You see, I have spent the past three or four days with a runny nose, a congested head and a whooping cough. It has not been a positive experience and, even more, it has prevented me from fulfilling the duties I have committed to as The Queen. You see, The Queen is also not above skirting her Queenly duties when feeling under the weather, or even when just having a few small time management issues. The key to being The Queen, though, is recognizing, accepting, admitting, explaining and atoning for when such mistakes are made.

I set forth with this blog with the intention of posting at least three times per week. I made a commitment to my people and to myself that I would keep up with that regimen... and yet, here it is, a full week since my last post. I expect better of myself. It has just been a difficult adjustment period since moving into my new palace. My time is suddenly a lot more shared than it has been in a very long time. You see, recently I went from sharing an apartment with my mother to renting a room from my sister and her family. The differences are many. It is, in most ways, a very positive change, however it is taking a lot more adjusting than I had initially suspected. I am spending a lot less time on my own, which is largely a positive change, but it has left me with less time to fuss about and do the things that I have been used to - like spending hours on the internet blogging and sharing my thoughts with the world. This is probably a positive change, as well, as I am not entirely certain how much the world really needs of my thoughts. Don't get me wrong, I do believe that my thoughts have a very high value but I feel like they should perhaps be shared a little more sparingly. After all, the most valuable things in life are only made more valuable by their availability, (or lack thereof.)

Of course, using that logic, I could easily turn this whole thing around and say that the fact that I did not make three posts for the week is a positive... but I am not going to do that. This has been kind of a challenging week, in a lot of ways. Aside from my illness, I also had to make the difficult decision to push back a planned visit with my best friend from California. It's something that I was, and am, really looking forward to but it is not as feasible, financially, as I had initially thought. Don't get me wrong, it is perfectly feasible... just not as soon as initially planned. Financials are another big space for adjustment for me right now... but I am sorting it out just fine. I've also been having a bit of trouble with letting other people's attitudes affect me. I just find that people have such a natural tendency to be negative and I try really hard to not allow that to change my attitudes towards life, but that can prove very difficult. It has been more of a struggle than usual this week than usual. Of course, this is one of the main point where The Queen will differentiate herself from the rest of the world. The Queen will always find a way to stand her ground and remain her usual loving, positive self regardless of how many naysayers they may be surrounded by. Others will follow suit eventually.

For now, this Queen is still rather ill and must be off to bed, with the aid of a magical green elixir known as Nyquil.