I would never suggest that every person I cross paths with has to be for me – not even. What I don’t understand, however, are the people who seem to go out of their way to make things difficult. What is that?
I’d like to think that I am quite aware of my own strengths, my own power. I try to stay focused on whatever mission I’m striving toward, be it personal or professional. And while it would certainly be uber fabulous to be handed a silver platter containing every, single thing I want, that’s not who I am and I don’t have the time to sit around waiting. That said, what really makes me crazy is dealing with people who try to stand in the way of my progress.
I remember watching an old interview with Keenan Ivory Wayans where he said that he believes that, “‘No’ just means ‘Not right now.'” While I totally agree with his sentiment, I would also like to tell the people who are standing in my way – hating, blocking, being nosey? – to, kindly, get out of my way. I’m on a mission, so move! For real.