Footprints in my Heart…

“One step I make an imprint
Two steps it's a commitment
Three steps I'm not done yet
Draw my other leg up and the pace is set”
– “Imprint” - Double Drive


Friends, acquaintances, random strangers, people are brought into your life all the time. Do you notice them? Or are you like most people, so deep in your own shit and mired in all your problems that you are completely unable to see when someone steps into your life?

Nothing in life is an accident or coincidence. I don’t believe that. Your life has a purpose and everything that is in your life or going on in your life is there FOR A REASON. No matter what it is, or how shitty it may be, everything has a purpose in your life.

Most times we only figure out the reason when it’s gone or we’ve gotten through it. Sometimes, some special times, we are given the reason early and can appreciate the things in our lives in the present. And sometimes, we simply do not know and maybe never will.

So what about the people that you meet and greet every single day? Most would probably fall into the category of acquaintances or coworkers. People that you see and say hi to, maybe even talk to for a while about this and that, but honestly, you don’t REALLY know. They all have a purpose. If you think back on the people that you’ve known, maybe you can see the purpose for some of them. Maybe their purpose was to provide social comfort or simply a laugh. They are all important to your life; otherwise, they wouldn’t be in it.

How about your neighbors? Do you know them? Can you say hi by name to them? Sadly, our world seems to have adopted a policy of personal isolationism. Something that was unheard of only 30 years ago. And yet, those people are there in your life for a reason as well.

And the REALLY important people in your life? Family, close friends? Of course we can see that THEY have a purpose in our lives. We know them and their lives, what they like, what they bitch about, everything. For some, we couldn’t imagine a day without them IN our lives. Even if there are days we DON’T want them in our lives. :-)

Just as everyone in your life has a purpose…so do YOU have a purpose in everyone’s life that you touch. Think about everyone that you have contact with and take a moment to see if you can figure your purpose for them. Then make it a point to BE that purpose for them. And if you can’t see your purpose, then just BE for them. In whatever way you can.

The point of life is not in how much you GET from it, but rather, how much you GIVE to it. The saying is…”Give and ye shall receive.” Also, what comes around goes around. Some call it Karma, some call it God, I call it…love.

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 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.

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 you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.