People in Your Life: A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime
A lesson about people from a favorite TV show.
Hi there!
I enjoy feel-good TV and movies. Give me a happy ending or a relationship that finally comes together, and it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
Yep, I'm a hopeless romantic.
One of my favorite shows is When Calls the Heart. Even though I know some will judge me for being a Hearty, I wear my fandom with honor. With all the tragedies making up the news headlines, you need a place to go to make you believe in the good in people and the hope for happy endings.
The dialogue in When Calls the Heart is full of gems. The cheerful characters of Hope Valley know just what to say to prop up their neighbors, and if you're paying attention, you'll benefit, too.
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
- Anais Nin
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When You Have a Loss
The character Rosemary said one diamond when trying to help her friend Elizabeth move on from an especially painful loss. In short, she said people come into our lives: some for a reason, others for a season, and some for a lifetime.
It's a pretty way of looking at how our relationships change over time, and it's helped me make peace with some losses I've experienced.
I'm not just talking about the ending of a romantic relationship, but also the death of a loved one, losing a job, or even the end of a friendship. It's hard to let go, but if we can see the role that person played in our life, it can help us make peace with the loss.
Here's how I break it down:
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