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It's strange to think about how many people have come into my life, and even more, how many have left it. Some people were around my whole life, and then all of a sudden one day they were gone; some were only part of me for a short period of time. I will probably forever remember certain people who were barely a part of my life, yet I may part with someone who I have known for years and barely recall them or the imprint they've left on me some years down the road.
There have been times when I was prepared to lose someone. They could've been the most important person to me in the world, but one day I just realized that if at that moment we stopped speaking and lost touch forever, I would be able to accept it. Sometimes I've even chosen for that to happen of my own accord. It's always disappointing to realize that someone is not the person you thought they were, and it's even worse when they change over time. People grow apart, and relationships crumble. But then there are the relationships I haven't been ready to lose. Some people have taken me years to get over, there are some I am still dwelling on to this day. Those relationships don't crumble, they're demolished in an instant, and leave you devastated, wondering what in the world you're going to do.
A friend sent this to me in an email, and it has really helped to put the relationships I have, and have had, into perspective. It has made me able to accept the way some of them have ended, and the fact that many more will end throughout my life, but that what is important is the time you have with someone and the way you choose to affect each other's lives:
REASON, SEASON AND LIFETIME
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.
When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
It is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with
guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there
for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on
your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do
something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire
fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been
answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON,
It is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.
They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
LIFETIME
relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
those things you must build upon in order
to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (any way); and
put what you have learned to use
in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life......
Author Unknown
There have been times when I was prepared to lose someone. They could've been the most important person to me in the world, but one day I just realized that if at that moment we stopped speaking and lost touch forever, I would be able to accept it. Sometimes I've even chosen for that to happen of my own accord. It's always disappointing to realize that someone is not the person you thought they were, and it's even worse when they change over time. People grow apart, and relationships crumble. But then there are the relationships I haven't been ready to lose. Some people have taken me years to get over, there are some I am still dwelling on to this day. Those relationships don't crumble, they're demolished in an instant, and leave you devastated, wondering what in the world you're going to do.
A friend sent this to me in an email, and it has really helped to put the relationships I have, and have had, into perspective. It has made me able to accept the way some of them have ended, and the fact that many more will end throughout my life, but that what is important is the time you have with someone and the way you choose to affect each other's lives:
REASON, SEASON AND LIFETIME
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.
When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
It is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with
guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there
for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on
your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do
something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire
fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been
answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON,
It is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.
They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
LIFETIME
relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
those things you must build upon in order
to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (any way); and
put what you have learned to use
in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life......
Author Unknown