Pieces of Me

Maybe its just me, but I've grown to some degree detached from those who do know me.  Only very, very few I remain extremely close to and attached. In light of recent events, I've decided to distant myself from some people and leave them all alone for good.  After a while, it's not worth the arguments, the disagreements, the mind games, the plotting and scheming, and lack of communication to even be call a healthy relationship.  Over the years because of my background, I really don't allow myself to get attached to anyone easily.  But in a heart beat I will be out of the picture if I sense I'm being left out, not trustworthy or basically just a person feeling less then "ideal" to have in someone's life.  I don't appreciate being used or being a pawn. If in any manner I sense no one is telling me something, I will just easily walk away. It is easy to walk away? No, it's not.  I may not be the best in expression my emotions in person, for exp...

What does it mean to be Happy? Last night I was chatting with a close friend of mine and the topic of Happiness came up.  From my personal experience, I believe for me happiness is being content with what you have and having the ability to count your blessings.  I know for some happiness tends to take on many different meanings for every single individual.  I am also aware that people who see those without are perplexed by how happy a person can be with less.  What is it about those people who have less but are happy different?  They probably understand how short life is, how "little" value materialistic things are, how it's the moments in life matters more and how to appreciate every opportunity they get or have.  They may be far and few inbetween, but they are the ones that get LIFE. In the past, I used to listen to conversations that involved relationships and for some being happy means relying on their current or future partner.  The thing abou...