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REASON, SEASON, LIFETIME

It’s said that people are in your life for a Reason, Season or Lifetime. I do believe that, but I would like to expand that saying.

I also believe there is a Reason for the Season in your Lifetime.

If you look at life as a cycle of seasons, there are times when you are up and enjoying the fruits of your labor. There are also times when you are low and have to plant seed, nurture and wait for your growth. All of these seasons serve a purpose or lesson for you to learn. When hard times come don’t think of them as a curse. Think of it as a passing season and search for the reason within it. Les Brown always says,” Hard times do not come to stay, they come to pass.” We often lose sight of all that we have overcome when we face difficulty. We must always remember what we have already gone through to make it where we are now. We have experienced this season before. Maybe not in the same circumstance but we have had the same feeling about the task ahead. Think of it as being on a roller coaster you have gone on 100 times. You still get the same rush from the ups and downs but you always know what the end result will be. 

Your lifetime or life cycle is something that is very complex and scary to think about.  I don’t by any stretch of the imagination have a full grasp on what it means but I can tell you my very basic understanding of it.  I think of our lifetime as a series of circles. Your family is one circle, your physical maturation is a circle, your mental maturation is a circle, your emotional maturation is a circle, your monetary situation is a circle, your business growth is a circle, etc etc etc.  You are on a different point on all of these circles at different times. Each one of these circles has its own seasons and reasons going on.  Told you it gets complex

 Let’s think about a man’s “Midlife Crisis” and see if I can make some sense of this. In his physical circle he is 45 years old (growth season), In his financial circle he may be very wealthy (fruit bearing season), in his business circle he is only 15 years into his career (growth season),  in his emotional circle he might be regressing because he feels like he’s running out of time (planting season).  Different circles different seasons. Hope some of this is making sense. I feel like I’m confusing myself more as I try to explain. It makes more sense in my head, hahaha.


As seasons come and go search for meaning. Appreciate where you are and realize that good or bad it will pass. Take the lesson away from it that you were meant to learn and continue on your path to learn more. Growth, change and death are necessary parts of life. So take them for what they are and try not to make them bigger for smaller. As everyone’s favorite saying goes, “It is what it is.” 

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