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I Believe People Come Into Your Life For a Reason

Each One Leaves Something Different

By: deleted
Written on July 30th, 2009

There are those who touch your being so gently, that on the sand of your life, the only footprints to be seen are your own.

Others trample and stomp so hard, they leave crushed deep footprints, and sand strewn everywhere, and all you can do is wait helplessly for the ocean of time to come and wash them away.

Then there are those who leave a lasting print, so that when you turn around to survey your journey, there beside your own footprints are someones elses prints right alongside them.

For every mark left, your life has been touched for better or worse.  I am grateful for all of them as each one brought something important.  I am most grateful for the ones I can look back on and smile about, their names and faces may have long faded but not their footprints right there along side mine.

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Age: 26-30
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    nicknacke0925
    nicknacke0925

    Everyone who comes into your life has something to share or offer. Its when everything turns negitive its time to run. Look for the positive!

    Feb 5, 2012
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    80081ES
    80081ES

    Well said :)

    Dec 22, 2011
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    f18tomkat
    f18tomkat

    ty I will keep this image always

    Dec 15, 2011
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    Dreamsalott
    Dreamsalott

    So beautiful and insightful. You have a way with words, not to mention how you put the feeling and thought together is poetry . Thank you, your words are not only beautiful but uplifting and inspirational.

    Oct 31, 2011
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    skrc4u
    skrc4u

    Excellent presentation.I thanks for your outlook and attempt to bring out such an important matter of human life.

    Dec 29, 2010
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    Ambivilent
    Ambivilent

    Beautiful!

    Oct 25, 2010
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    pamperurft
    pamperurft

    Very poetic, but absolutely right on target. Sometimes we're not even consciously aware of it or don't know how or why. You just have to take it on faith that it's for the best for your own development, that it needs to be...

    Dec 24, 2009
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    freelancejoe
    freelancejoe

    Excellent LillyLou, you definitely have an extraordinary talent for painting wonderful pictures with words. Kudos x

    Dec 24, 2009
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    irhotman
    irhotman

    well written and so ture. When I look back I see the foot prints. Never regreted for their marks in whatever way they left it. Sometimes, eyes fills with tears, but even that is sweet.

    Dec 24, 2009
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    CandyRainsPearls
    CandyRainsPearls

    Lovely we are all each the directors of our journey! life is a lesson.magical process..may many beautiful flowers few weeds we remove..beautiful flowers bloom in ur world always~xox

    Dec 23, 2009
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    Orangetas
    Orangetas

    This story is like a scented breeze



    It is somehow unforgettable

    Dec 23, 2009
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    wildernessgirl
    wildernessgirl

    Ditto Jimmy. I think I will.

    Dec 23, 2009
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    jimmyblue
    jimmyblue

    You say this so well. It should be framed.

    Dec 23, 2009
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    Nitehowl
    Nitehowl

    Very nice, I like where your head is at.

    Dec 23, 2009
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    labelled
    labelled

    Oh Lilly this is so beautiful. I think one day when I look back along the footprints of my life, i'll see a couple of yours there next to mine.

    Nov 4, 2009
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    IamGone
    IamGone

    That's a beautiful description as well as a good point. We don't always know why a person is or has been in our life.

    Nov 4, 2009
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    CagedRaven
    CagedRaven

    Lilly, You have such a way with words. This is very beautifully written. This story truly is beautiful and so true. I also agree that people come into our lives for a reason and that everyone leaves something different, according to our need at the time and according to what they have inside to give. Thank you for sharing this.

    Aug 2, 2009
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    Bunji
    Bunji

    That's one of the most beautiful things I've ever read. The story of life..........visually.............. just beautiful. I copied it to print for myself. I hope that is ok.

    Aug 1, 2009
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    toluvis2live
    toluvis2live

    nice

    Aug 1, 2009
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    Emptysoul30
    Emptysoul30

    Wow. This has certainly left a lasting mark in the sands of my life.



    Thank you. Truly.

    Jul 31, 2009
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    evecloud
    evecloud

    i fell you

    Jul 31, 2009
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    LittleLena
    LittleLena

    I agree; it's beautiful and it's true :-D

    Jul 31, 2009
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    labrynth
    labrynth

    This's fantastic

    Jul 31, 2009
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    imtoo
    imtoo

    i am very impressed!

    Jul 31, 2009
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    bassplayer
    bassplayer

    This is just so beautifully written......I'm speechless.

    A rare thing-lol

    Jul 31, 2009
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    c8lorraine
    c8lorraine

    Lillylou this is such a lovely way to describe the effect people have upon us. Thank you for sharing this post.

    Jul 31, 2009
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