Are we protecting our peace, or slowly losing our interest in life? Have you ever noticed that you no longer react to things the way you once did? Conversations you would once eagerly join now feel unnecessary. Opportunities that might once have excited you don't seem worth the effort. You find yourself choosing silence where you once had so much to say. Perhaps you call it maturity. Perhaps you've finally learned to choose your battles. Or perhaps you've simply become tired of trying. There was probably a time when you wanted to make a difference. You wanted to contribute, influence, explain and sometimes even change the way people around you saw things. You believed that the right conversation or a little effort could make something better. But repeated disappointment has a way of changing that enthusiasm. Eventually, you stop explaining. You stop initiating. You stop volunteering to fix things that aren't yours to fix. And strangely enough, you might even feel better...