People come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime.When you know which one it is for a person, you will know what to do for that 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 wrong doing 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.
Thank you for being a part of my life.
Happy feet
Lisa
8 comments:
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing. As a networker/connector, I constantly meet new people and manage hundreds of relationships. As simple as social media technology aims to make it, things can still get overwhelming at times so I really appreciate this perspective. ~Toby
Lisa, a great observation. We wonder sometimes why people act up forcing you to rethink their presence in your life! They are meant to be in your life for a purpose, and moving on sometimes is painful, but your note brings all of that in to perspective.
-Kavitha.
Love this post...
Made me think of this Joni Mitchell song I have always loved!
Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like, when youre older, must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams
And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
Were captive on the carousel of time
We cant return we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town
And they tell him,
Take your time, it wont be long now
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down
And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
Were captive on the carousel of time
We cant return we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
Therell be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through
And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
Were captive on the carousel of time
We cant return, we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game
Very odd how I received that same message from a good friend just a few hours ago. It's a great way to look at the value all of our friends, family and co-workers bring to our lives.
Thanks Lisa, very insightful. This is true and had me reassessing some things that have happened lately.
Hugs and love your way. Great post Lisa!
Lisa
It is so nice to see that you are back to blogging again, it has been some time.
This post is beautiful in more ways that I can even say. It comes at a perfect time.
You continue to share and grow in God's grace and loving arms.
Sharron
Hi All...you are right..it has been some time since I was blogging..but I am back:)
This post was sent to me from a very good friend, just at the right time and it says all the right things! I am thrilled to know you feel the same way.
Blessings
Lisa
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