Go For It

What crossed my mind this morning was the different types I come into contact with.  I reckon there are three categories.  Those actively with me while we head in a certain direction, those who do not oppose me but really do not care one way or the other and those who actively try to thwart what I am trying to achieve.
It is not about natural “not taking to.”  There are people in my life who I do not oppose - and are very reasonable people, that I just do not take to.  A different personality type.  Sometimes this is not like a forever thing.  There is a guy I like reading now who I just could not take to for many years.  What he had to say was good, but I missed heaps because I would just not go where he was.  I was happy to hear stuff he may have been saying - but just not from him.
That is different to what I am thinking about.
I feel very fortunate and blessed that there have been a number of people that have rallied around what I wanted to achieve.  I remember distinctly one guy saying it was a pity so and so was not here (it as a working bee to put things together).  I will never forget what I said.  “I really do not mind they were not here as long as there were enough to do what we had in mind.”  Which I am glad to say there was.  I have found that so often.  Ones I did not expect and ones I did come out of the woodwork to assist.  Enough is aways enough.
Probably the vast majority of people I know are indifferent.  Happy to let me do my thing.  Willing to give a hand where necessary - but always with a view to disappearing into the picture and being anonymous.    There is a couple we know who are like that.  They could not be more helpful.  They step up when others hold back.  They are a tremendous help.   Yet most of the time they are unseen by Merril and I.  But when seen they help big time.
Then there are those actively against me.  I do not have a high enough profile to attract my own anti-crowd.  But I have been to things where I had to say something and even before I was finished, a leader was disagreeing with things I had not even said or hinted at.  At that moment I knew that was the sort of person that was against me.
Fortunately for me and my peace of mind right now that is the exception rather than the rule.  They say “make hay while the sun shines.”  That is my outlook.  Right now I am free to be me.  No matter what I will go for it.