Embrace Them All

We have all probably heard this poem a few times, I may have even posted it before-it is definitely one of my favorites! LatelyI have found myself applying it more and more. Sometimes in my own life and sometimes when talking to my friends. This author is unknown but I would love to know who they are so I could shake their hand - these words make SO much sense when you sit back and think about different people/relationships in your own life! This is definitely one for the "Save Forever" file! :)

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.
~Unknown

Know do you uunderstand why I love these words so much--they are so easy to apply!!
Reasons - You have to love these people - they really do seem to come at just the right time....to help us get over a break-up, distract us during a death, help us get through a class or certain task at work, moving to a new place and so on...I find that we often seem to get Reason and Lifetime mixed up and then when "Mr or Mrs Reason" is gone we are left feeling empty and lonely...but don't be! Think back...this person came in your life at the "perfect time" got you through something that could have been way harder had they not been around and are now gone...if they were truly a Lifetime, first of all they wouldn't be gone right now and second of all they wouldn't need a reason.

Seasons - I love Season friends....these people are always your friends. The kind you see out and about, give a big hug and spend a minute reminiscing about the time you toilet papered someones house or went skydiving. You just are may not be as close as you were for a short period of time, but still friends. This is the relationship that seems to always come along after the "Reason" is gone and helps us remember how to laugh, gets us back to ourselves so we can move on from that reason relationship!

Lifetimes - Aside from family, you will figure out who your lifetimes are...these are the people who make you the angriest when "Reason" is gone because they remind you that he/she was just that...a reason - Lifetime is the person who tells you the truth no matter how painful and they know that they have to be honest with you because not only would you do the same for them but also because you are the person they will be growing with, stumbling with, laughing with, fighting with and loving for a lifetime!

xoxo,
Faith