2012

Most years up till now I have done my list of resolutions and like most of us, some stuck, some didn't. This year I feel like doing something different. So I started with a list of achievements, accomplishments and breakthroughs. No worries, I will not post them here, some things are not for public viewing!  After that I made a list of things I am letting go of this year, the things that don't work, that don't support me and the things that hold me back. Sad to say that includes some people too. Sad because some of them are people I once upon a time called close friends and some even family. But things change and people move on, some go and come back again (isn't Facebook wonderful!) and others just leave without an explanation. Some will never give me a second thought and others will now and again remember a time or place where we shared a happy memory.

However, some of you are not meant to be part of the next stage (of the journey), so with a deep breath and a heavy heart, I say See you and wish you all the best. To those that are staying around, I say Thank You and here's to a fabulous 2012.


I am reminded of a poem a read years ago that has stayed with me. I believe it was written in 2002 by Brian A. "Drew" Chalker, called PEOPLE; you may know it!


People always come into your life for a REASON, a SEASON, or a LIFETIME. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. 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 too you, and they are. They are there for a 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 a lifetime of 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. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being part of my life.....