A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime? Which are you?

During a recent difficult day when I was questioning everything I have done lately, a dear friend of mine sent me an email which spoke volumes and helped me see things from a different perspective. After reading the email multiple times, I started to feel a clarity in my life and realized that the old saying stands true, "everything does happen for a reason."  Because of the positive effect this had on me, I asked her permission to quote some of it here.

"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.

When people come into your life for a SEASON...It is 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 Bonz, you truly are a Lifetime friend :)