I have been friends for a reason, season and lifetime. More than occasionally I was fooled into thinking that my friendship with someone was more deep than it was. I feel very fortunate to have a handful of lifetime friends. These are people who you may lose track of for a while, but when they return to your life you pick up where you left off. Acquaintancess may appear to be close, but they always reveal themselves by bringing up the unifying force (usually an event, team or person) in the first several minutes together.
While I was absent, I kept in touch with a few of my SI friends on Facebook and email. I also thought about the people here who have made an impact on my life. Please know that even though I lost touch with you during that time, you are one of those I missed.
Reason, Season, or Lifetime
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is,
you will know what to do for each person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
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 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 now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They 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;
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
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.
— Unknown |
