Everything Happens For a Reason

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.

 I wish you all the best in your endeavors as well

 as struggles in life.

Have a fighting spirit

 and never hesitate to get back in the struggle!

 ~ Author Unknown