A Reason, a Season, a Lifetime
BY ANNETTE PETRICK
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People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed or just felt. They have come to assist you through a hard time, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Then, suddenly, the person disappears from your life. Your need has been met; their work is done.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share or grow or give back. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They give you great joy. Believe it; it is real. But only for a season.
“…treasure them for however long they were meant to be part of your life.”
Lifetime relationships teach you lifetime lessons—things you must build upon 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 your other relationships.
Think about the people in your life over the years. Whether they were there for a reason, a season, or a lifetime, accept them and treasure them for however long they were meant to be part of your life.
And when they are gone, be thankful for the gifts you received from them when they were here—for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.
P.S.
Did anyone come to mind, as you read this story? Were you satisfied when the time with them was up? Would you change anything about your time together? Perhaps it’s worth some thought.
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Initially a prize-winning association management professional, Annette later became a consultant, speaker, and strategist, working with trade associations and professional societies from Canada to California.
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For ten years, she wrote a 5 Minute Marketing column in Logistics Journal, published by the Transportation Intermediaries Association.
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Annette is active in Rotary International. She is a Paul Harris Fellow and has served as president of the Woodstock Rotary Club in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She is a supporter of St Jude’s Hospital for Children and FINCA International, a global microfinance network that provides pathways out of poverty.
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