Supports

Who do you turn to for support? Who is the person or the people you turn to and say "I can't do this anymore", "Hey, I've got this idea…", "I don't know what to do about…. ", "WhhhoooooHOOO!!! I MADE IT!!"

It is important to have people in your life that can help you along the way. Talking to those closest to you about what your goals and needs are will create an atmosphere of openness and hopefully support. It can be very confusing and hurtful to those closest to you if suddenly you no longer want to go out to eat at restaurants or go shopping – all they may see is that you no longer want to spend time with them – not that you are trying to save money or lose weight. Open communication is key to every relationship.

Where else do you find your support? Have you tried podcasts, books or movies like "The Secret", "See You at the Top" by Zig Ziglar or http://www.zigziglar.com/ , http://www.motivationtomove.com/ , or anything written by John C. Maxwell or SARK? How about the local gym, walking group or entrepreneurial group?

They do not necessarily need to be a friend or a significant other. Your supports could be a mentor, counselor or pastor.

This is a poem going around the internet that I think ties into this subject:

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.