Everything happens for a reason....

I found this on the Internet yesterday and completely agree 100% with what it says. It's those things in life that seem difficult at the time that end up paying huge dividends in the end. What may seem difficult at the time turns out to be a true blessing and happened for a reason. Even those horrible experiences were placed before us for a reason - to teach us how to adapt, to change, to grow, to deal, to learn. Life is a learning experience. I am still learning. I think once a person stops learning then life has no more meaning or significance. Whether it's learning about another person, learning about ourselves, or learning in general, life is about that.

Writing is my escape. I am not the best with words so when I can find a poem, a song, a card that says exactly what I am feeling or needing to say then that will be what I use to express those feelings. I wish I could take credit for writing the poem, but I think as I read and reread it I identify with it more and more.

People are brought into our lives to teach us about not only them but about us as well. We can grow from knowing that person. He or she can teach us something about ourselves that we didn't know even existed. Those people can push us to become a better person.

So here's the poem. Life happens. Life goes on whether we are ready for not. If we are not prepared then we will miss out. I don't want to miss out on what life has to offer me. I know there is something wonderful in store for me. Patience is something that I struggle with, however.

Everything Happens for a Reason

Sometimes people come into your life
and you know right away that they were meant to be there,
they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson
or help figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be;
your roommate, your neighbor, professor, long lost friend, lover
or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with them,
you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you
and at the time they seem horrible, painful and unfair,
but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles
you would never have realized your potential, strength, will power of heart.

Everything happens for a reason.
Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments or true greatness and sheer stupidity
all occur to test the limits of the soul.

Without these small tests,
if they be events, illnesses or relationships,
life would be like a smooth paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.
Safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life and successes and downfalls you experience,
they are the ones who create who you are.
Even the bad experience can be learned from...
Those lessons are the hardest and probably the most important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart...
forgive them,
for they have helped you learn about trust
and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.

If someone loves you,
love them back unconditionally,
not only because they love you,
but because they are teaching you to love
and opening your heart and eyes to things
you would have never seen or felt without them.

Make every day count.
Appreciate every moment
and take from it everything that you possibly can,
for you may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before,
and actually listen,
let yourself fall in love,
break free and set your sights high.

You can make of your life anything you wish.
Create your own life and then go out and live it.

~~ Author Unknown ~~