Reason, Season, or Lifetime?
The people in our lives and life lessons
Are there people that were once a close part of your life that are no longer in your inner circle? While I know that Facebook has helped reconnect many people together, there are those few people that stand out in our minds of someone that we were once really close to and 
now for whatever reason we aren't. Often times we have great memories of that person and are excited if we reconnect on Facebook. But there are also those special people that may not bring up so many fond memories because the relationship ended in a way that was difficult or unpleasant.
As we grow and change throughout our life, people come and go for a number of different reasons. However, I have found this poem called, A Reason, A Season or Lifetime to really put those relationships into perspective and help me get a better understanding of why the relationship was there in the first place. Since I have referred to this poem so many times, I wanted to share it with you as it might just be something that makes a lot of sense to you as well. Enjoy!
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 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.
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