something a friend emailed to me that i find quite meaningful..

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.>>*>>

Thank you for being a part of my life,
>whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.*