Lessons in Gratitude Day 845

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.

This morning I was writing in my journal about whether or not a new friend who’s coming to my life is someone who will be in it for a reason, season, lifetime. I speculated that certainly having a new friend with whom I could hang out, effectively getting me out of my house, was a good reason for someone to come into my life. And, the fact that I’ve been hanging out with them since this summer right around the 4th of July or so, would indicate that this person has come into my life for a season. It begins to get a little tricky when you asked the question about lifetime: is this person going to be in my life for my lifetime? I wrote the answer in my journal this morning: Perhaps.

Isn’t everyone we’ve ever interacted with–good, bad, indifferent– woven into the fabric of our lives? Whether a single thread or multiple strands each person who enters my life for any significant period of time will be woven into the tapestry my tapestry for the rest of my life. As for how many strands and extensively they will be woven is hard to say, but for now they’re already there. I am grateful for the people in my life right now at this moment. Family, friends–old and new–and coworkers, all of whom grace my life in some way. Each person is their own thread in my life: some muted and understated colors, others bold and textured woven throughout my life. I am grateful for them all and what they have contributed to my life, enriching them in more ways than I can count.

I am closing early tonight. It has been a long week and it’s only Tuesday! I have many long hours ahead of me, as for some reason this has become an incredibly busy (and moderately stressful time.) I will close by sharing the poem, “Reason, Season, Lifetime” by Andrew Chalker. Enjoy.

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.
Thank you for being a part of my life,
whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.
by Andrew “Drew” Chalker
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