"When people come into your life for only a SEASON... It was meant to be. They come for a REASON... So, let it be..."
"What's meant to be will always find a way."
As the poem goes: 'People come into our life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime...' It's often times hard for us to determine, in the beginning, which of those a person is supposed to be. Primarily because we ourselves are too close to the situation to be objective. Often times our own wants and needs, get in the way of just letting situations and relationships just take it's course..., whatever that course may be.
What gets many of us in trouble, is when our desires cause us to see situations and people the way we wish them to be and believe what we want to. When these feeling and emotions take over, it sometimes allows us to assume and even expect something that may or may not... meant to be.
Most of us, however, can see the truth later on... which of those 3 they were and even see why we were meant to meet that person... no matter how long or how brief. God then hopes that we also see the reason or lesson... and there is always a reason along with a lesson or two.
I've personally been on both sides. When I was naive and too trusting, I was the person picturing happy, even romantic futures. Then as I grew and became much more intuitive and understanding of the paths and lessons that we are to encounter throughout our life times. Now a days I seem to be on the other side where I feel I'm the person who comes into lives for a reason, maybe even a season to support, direct or help in some way.
I believe that we are all meant to be the 'Reason, Season or Lifetime' for many, many people throughout our lives. Sometimes, unfortunately we encounter someone who misunderstands why we've met. They assume and even expect things that are just not meant to be or why we are here for them. They don't see what we are here to teach or show them.
It's a touchy situation when have to set boundaries, while continuing to be a good friend and teach the lessons that God has placed them there to do. That person has to remain strong, listen to their intuition or gut... and stay true to their heart and only be what they are meant to be for that person.
The main lessons I've learned are: self love first; be the person you wish to find; do the things you want to do with that person someday; and above all else... never expect, never assume, never demand... just let it be and enjoy the moment, the friendship or the situation.
"Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that's why they're here. You'll have that gift forever." ~Danielle Steel, The Gif
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