[MedEd]

A dear friend forwarded this to me. It's sentiment has helped me through trying times not only in my life but in my nursing career.


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.