got this mail today.thought it would fit in this thread well.
Times change, but friendships evolve.They can never truly end...
For they are not merely destinations of a passing moment....
But journeys of a lifetime
Pay attention to what you read. After you read this, you will know
the
>reason it was sent to you!
>
>People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When
you
>figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each 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.
>
>Then 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. Stop here and just SMILE if
you
>don't want to do this last part:
>
>This is to show people you love them and to see how many people love
>you!!!!! Don't feel embarrassed, because only you will get the
results.
>Send it to every friend that you have on-line, including the person
who
>sent it to you.
>
>0 Replies = you need to work on your "people skills"
>2 Replies = you're nice, but need to be more outgoing
>4 Replies = you have picked your friends well
>6 Replies = you are downright popular
>8 or More = you are totally awesome!!!!
>(Probably why you're on MY list!)
>
>Work like you don't need the money.
>Love like you've never been hurt.
>And dance like no one is watching.