I had wanted to post something this morning that I had seen on a
friend's site recently - something moving and quite inspiring, in my opinion. However, I will save that for another day.
You see, while on her site, looking for the wise words she had posted, I came across another
wise woman that she had linked to, and on
her site, found the following. As I feel I am in a time of change for me, of great growth, and amazing discovery, this writing speaks to me. It gives me comfort in a time when I feel like there is a shift happening with some of my friendships. A shift that has caused some pain, some tears, and a lot of questioning of my own growth. Sadly, while my growth has brought such joy and excitement to me, it has also caused some around me to have feelings of anger and to feel hurt or abandoned. Of course that makes me sad, but I also know that my growth - the changes that I am making, the things that I am learning, the wings that I am spreading - that is about ME, no one else. I know that we each have our own path, and not all of our paths are going to follow the same road, at the same speed. Thus, there really is no way that we are all going to spend the entire journey together. Our roads will part, and yet, some may meet up again one day. And what I need is to live my journey as richly and fully as I can. I do value the friendships that I have with me along the way, and I am so grateful for the friendships that I have held dear for many years. I am also excited about new friendships - the ones that give me such inspiration to fly.
A Reason, a Season, or a 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 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 realise 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.
When 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.
Author Unknown
