Reason, Season, Lifetime

Danni M put this post on her blog; I thought it so true and it especially made me think of fairly recent events and why I had A in my life for a relatively short time, all the while expecting her to be there forever. I don't have anything profound to say about it but I am reflective now and then about our time together. I don't think she was a REASON friend; more a SEASON friend because she brought me peace and made me calm, made me laugh, taught me something I wouldn't have done (run 10km at the Gold Coast; finish a triathlon amongst other things) and brought me an enormous amount of joy. She was incredibly supportive and understanding in times of trouble and knew the perfect thing to say or write. She was someone I thought about every day and was always thrilled to see. And then one day she just wasn't there any more. At all. Not even a whisper of her. The season ended and that was it. So Reason, Season, Lifetime goes a little way to making me realise that, just because something in your life makes you happy, it doesn't mean it's always going to be there.

REASON, SEASON, LIFETIME

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a godsend to you, 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 just walk away. Sometimes they act up or out 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 it is now time to move on.

When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may 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. And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall,
the season eventually ends.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway); and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life.