Someone

I thank the Big Man up there for friends.

I think he's been listening for sure because it seems he's showing me signs. Or, omens, should I call them?

I just need to know which one to follow.


This is old school stuff, I know. But still, the message came to me oh-so-timely via, of all things, email.


*****

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there... to 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 but 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 at the tme that may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles, you would never realize your potential, strength, will power or heart.

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

Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls that you experience can create who you are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because 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 also because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count. Appreciate everything that you possibly can, for you may never experience it again.

Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to.

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will. Create your own life and then go out and live it.

If you take your eyes off your goals, all you see is obstacles.


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I think I have met someone who affected my life in a big way.

But now I also think I've got many more people to meet in my life.

They may be here. They may be elsewhere in this big big world.

Where the Big Man takes me, so it shall be.