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 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. We must realize that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, and their work is done. The prayer you sent has been answered and now is the 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 to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the assignment, love the person, and use what you have learned in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind, but friendship is clairvoyant.
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Thoughts about this Poem
Many people view life in ways compatible with this poem feeling everything happens for a reason. They see answers to all their needs in those they know and meet and expect to be helped if they are open to the messages. When those they meet are not a help but bring harm, they see those experiences and needed lessons.
Of course, this is true. So where else would you get feedback and learn life’s lessons other than from the people in your life?
How this Poem influenced me
This website is not primarily for poetry. It started as a Book Review site, and some of my favorite poems were then added.
My books focus on Personal Reinvention, and those subjects make up most of the content. With that said, this page and this poem are the #1 most visited page each month. This page is at the top of the page of a Google Search for this poem, which drives the traffic.
This poem blends into my philosophy about life. My belief about personal reinvention begins with much found in this poem.
This poem influenced several of my books:
Why Life Stories Change: As You Look At Your Own Life Story, You See Yourself Differently
Why Life Stories Change: Are We The Result of Chance or Circumstance
Embrace Life's Randomness Your Path to Personal Reinvention and Positive Change