Smile on a Sunday

Sometimes ordinary people come into our lives.
And make extraordinary differences.
Sometimes extraordinary people come into our lives
And make permanent differences.

And then they leave.

But every so often we get lucky.
We get people who stay with us.
Who stand by us.
Who never leave our sides.
And we are blessed with them.
And everything that comes with them,
Forever, and ever and ever.
And we are so much better because of it.

But just because people don't stay around forever.
Doesn't change how you felt or how important they were to you,
Or how much they impacted your life.
What they did for you.
How they moved you.
How they changed you.
How they were there for you.
And What you did in return.

The best thing to do when someone leaves is to not be bitter.
Sometimes that's just how it is.
Sometimes people need to leave because they have come into your life,
Made a difference.
Left their handprint.
And that's all they were destined to do.
Even though while they were here you were the best you.
That they brought out the best you.
When they leave you can still be that person.
Because they taught you how to be.
So don't mope, although you can miss them,
But remember the good things.
Even if everything ended horribly.
There was still good.
They still helped you, and you helped them.
Remember that goodness.

Never be able to look at a spot and feel bad, or hurt, or angry because you have a memory there with that person and now they are gone forever.
Feel glad, and happy and remember the moment you loved.
Don't resent it.
Embrace it.
Love it.

Give the people who changed your life most what they deserve.

And give those people in your life at the moment now what they deserve too.

Because you really never know when they will walk out of your life forever.