This post was originally written on June 21, 2009, thought I'd post it hear cuz of the truths in the forward. Glad to say that the friendship I worried about was actually ok and I was doing too much thinking again as usual...sometimes people just need more space I guess, and I need to remember that better.
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I've been feeling a bit bummed about a friendship I treasure but seems to have changed in recent months. (i.e. I feel like we're growing more and more distant and X doesn't seem to want to invest much time in it anymore.) Then I saw the forward below in my mailbox today, and it's helped to put things in perspective. I heard a song recently and one of its lines I love says "Life is loving and letting go." ... I guess this season maybe what I need to learn is to let things go and trust that I'll still be ok in spite of the pain and uncertainty. I'm guessing many of us have gone through such periods, so I thought you might enjoy the reminder below to treasure the relationships in your life, whether they may be for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Cheers! :)
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Reason, Season, Lifetime
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, 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 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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