So long, 2010

Dec 27, 2010

I'm not gonna lie, it's been one of the roughest years of my life - and unfortunately, I see no light at the end of the tunnel I'm in.  None of it is WLS related, thankfully, but WLS is now a part of who I am, every single day, so i know it plays into the stresses.  Sometimes I find myself stress eating, sometimes I'm so stressed I can hardly eat the things I NEED to eat.

I have made some of the most amazing friends here in the WLS world - at support group meetings, coffees, on OH... True friends who get it.  Who understand the roller coaster I was on pre-WLS.  Who have laughed with me and at me, who have cried with me and to me.  Some of these friendships have become as essential to my life as water and protein, but sadly, some of them have run their course.

I got this message in an email today, and because we are smack in the middle of the Christmas season, it really spoke to me.  I want to share it here.  It's not new, but it is profound.

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 God send, 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.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether we’ve had a reason, a season or a lifetime.

I'm praying that 2011 brings a whole lot of positive changes to my life.  I need some happy.

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04/27/2007
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