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June 16, 2023 20 mins

People Come Into Your Life for a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime

  • A Reason: People who enter our lives for a reason appear for a short period and then disappear. They often help us through difficult times, supporting us emotionally, physically, and spiritually. People who enter our lives this way may seem like a godsend. They provide us with guidance until their work is complete. When the time to move on arrives, they will walk away from our lives.
  • A Season: People who enter our lives for a season help us through a particular period. These friends laugh with us in elementary school or help us get over a crush in college. They come and go based on our life stages. We embrace their friendship but know it won’t last a lifetime.
  • A Lifetime: People who enter our lives for a lifetime teach us a lifetime of lessons. We accept their knowledge and support no matter how old we become. These people show up to our funerals and weep for their loss. They carry the best stories about us as we do about them. 

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