No, They're Not Just Like You . . .

Life can be so confusing, can't it? I mean, one moment it's this way, and then before you know it gets turned around.

We all have heard the saying, "Looks can be deceitful." Well, what about feelings, talk, actions just to name a few? So often, our self, the person who we are, can take us on the wrong path. It's easy to think, because we are a certain way, others are the same as we. All the meanful things in life--love, trust, friendship--can be involved. It's like being blinded by the light, the light being our own emotions and beliefs.

There are many who seem friends, but, as it turns out, it is all a game, a game of trapping us into giving to them what they want while they take advantage of the situation. When one does not appreciate you and what you have given, you're clearly dealing with a taker. One moment they love you, then they can't share their love.

How confusing. Before you know it, you're dealing with one excuse after another. "Oh, my heart might be broken," or, "I can't love you because ..."

Still, they want you to give to them for their own needs. They are about themselves. Your feelings and effort mean nothing to them. The major entrapment is that you might feel that things will change, so in return you put more into trying to make this possible. But, with people who are all about the self, nothing is going to change no matter what you do.

Do not waste your energy on someone who is just in it for the convenience! It's not worth your time, and it will only bring you down. Takers/players will do almost anything to get what they want. Don't be fooled. Learn to separate who you are and who they are. Judge nobody by your own principles and character. They are yours, not theirs.