9 of 1009 reasons you should be annoying...

Someone whom I had obviously annoyed considerably, asked me today, "Just curious, what is it that you have accomplished in your life that gives you the thought that you can dish out advice and your grand ideas like candy?"

For the purposes of that conversation, I said, "And what gives you the thought that I can't?"

But, for those of us who believe we're at a critical time point in the civilized world, it's a question to which we need a good handle. Otherwise we may falter which helps no one. A few thoughts:

1. The truth is annoying.
2. No one enjoys learning they've been duped. By one's self, or others.
3. Our allegiance can be either to the truth, or to trying to please everyone around us. In less roily times, even Rick Nelson knew you can't really do the latter ("Garden Party")
4. I like myself much more when I'm on the side of truth as I see it. That's just me---maybe you.
5. How "qualified" does a person have to be to tell you your house is on fire? That's each individual homeowner's call. If the messenger is more important than the message, well, "some will, some won't, so what, next!"
6. This same person, who merely spoke what many others were thinking, also once said to me, something to the effect that "There are no heroes." A convenient way to diminish the fact that some of us do better at being heroic than others. If the viewpoint is an honest one, it is also toxic to the soul.
7. Speaking of souls, Tom Paine said it best,"These are the times that try men's souls." That's all inclusive. Regardless of how we choose to confront these moments in history. This time: No Way Out.
8. Having said all this, spend your energy on the right people, to the extent you can identify them. People who have a stake, particularly a psychological one, in maintaining a status quo that doesn't exist will drain your energy, time, and spirit. There are millions out there who would really like to know what the heck is happening to them. Glenn Beck's success is proof of that (and don't get me started on the folks who find Beck so abrasive that they won't benefit from what he is putting before us---specifically the history I daresay 99% of us, including me, didn't know about...)
9. And don't fear repeating yourself. It's how you break through the clutter. As the Wisk ad guy would have said, we're not doing this to be liked.
9B. And back to the original remark, you don't have to prove yourSELF to anyone, your deeds will suffice. And your facts will speak for themselves.
The challenges we're taking on require courage, at least of a sort, to speak out 'risking' the disapproval of sheeples, fellow travelers, useful idiots everywhere. What's to lose?

Would love to hear back on this. Dealing with it successfully is essential to our cause, and the other side will do everything to shame us into quiet separation.