The brave thing to do is continue to be you each day, no matter how it can feel. Stay strong and continue to know you are doing the best for yourself. People may see that you are happy or see things they may want to exploit about you. Let people do as they please and let us adjust accordingly. We are only in control of ourselves and that is all we can be responsible for. You can never control or dictate the actions of others no matter how hard you try to manipulate. That is a great part about being in a free country and something I hold dear. Others will try to get you off course or may try to take what you do not want them to have. We do not all have the same values or seek the same things, so that is why it is important to be careful. You cannot stop others from this, but you can understand this. That is why it is important for me to be able to protect my peace. I know and understand the motives of others out there. I get that everyone wants that easy meal ticket. They could even notice one thing others are doing and will try to imitate and copy it in a malicious way. This is not the person that is receiving inspiration and trust from others, but this is the person that wants to steal from you or thinks they deserve something that they see you getting. It is just a game to them at times, but it can be important to you. There will always be predators that will come your way and how you deal with them is important. People can be lazy and try to copy or act maliciously towards you, but it will end up hurting them in the end. You cannot stop them from making the decisions they will make, but we can understand and adjust to it. I understand about the motives and actions of others but will not let it bother me or get me down. It is their barrier to face and their game to play, but it never has to be mine. This is one reason it can be hard for people to understand you at one time or another. We do not have the same dreams in goal in mind as the person sitting next to us. We must go through life, and we see who we connect with (there will be those) and who we are better off avoiding. Staying away from others does not mean that I have a problem with who you are, but it may mean I think that we would not get along. It is trying to save myself pain and not trying to hurt your feelings, at times. We all must live together, but we also must protect ourselves and the things that are important to us. Let others think you are strange and weird and those are not the ones for us.