We've all lost someone we thought would be with us our whole lives, from a relative to a best friend to a significant other, etc. But have we all lost someone that has been a good thing to happen to us? To those of you who said, "no" then you may not understand what this means. Sometimes, not everyone you lose is a loss. Sometimes people aren't meant to stay in your life, and that's okay. Believe me when I say that in some cases, losing that person could be the best thing to happen to you. It could open so many doors and let the person that IS who is going to stay forever, in.

Say, for example, you and your best friend are inseparable and tell each other that you'll be one another's Maid of Honor, and that their children will be named after them, that they will be the godmother, etc. But then, one day, something happens. It could be a fight, moving cities/states, or just slowly distancing from one another without noticing. At first, you're torn and feel like you have no one. As time moves forward you find a friend that you bond so strongly with that you realize what a true friendship is. You realize that this new friend is someone that will NEVER betray you and will always be your best friend no matter what. You may have lost one friend, but that opened an opportunity to meet your forever-best-friend.

Another example, being relationships. You may think you're head over heels for someone. You think they can do no wrong. You think it's for the long run. And then, before you can even keep up with it, you find out that they've been talking to someone else. Or that they've been seeing someone else. Or that they've been lying to you. You're devastated and think that you're ruined. You don't think you'll ever find someone that will show you anything like that again. You don't think you'll ever be the same as you were before. And that's true. That's because someone new is going to walk into your life and treat you one million times better. Your whole world will be new and you'll come to find that you've never even known what love is. And it was all because of something you thought was going to hurt you forever.

A more serious one, a parent. Say you are being raised without either your mom or your dad. Your mom/dad is a single parent but doing one heck of a job at it, right? You're doing just fine. Sometimes maybe you wonder what would be different if that other parent was there to be a part of your life. But don't. It is the way it is for a reason. When you were little you asked "where's mommy/daddy?", but then by the time you reached nine or ten you understood it all. And then you welcome a stepparent into your life that changes you forever. You are surrounded by all that love and you now feel safe. You don't even think of that other parent because honestly, it wasn't your loss at all - it was theirs.

Some people will walk into your life, only to walk right back out of it in due time. Sometimes, those goodbyes make your future better. God has a plan for everyone, and he wouldn't let someone leave your life if it wasn't in your best interest. However, you met that person for a reason - don't forget that. Those people that have left you in your life have made you who you are today. That will never change. Every person brought into your life molds you into everything you are about and against today. Don't forget those who have left, but don't hate them for it either. It's all part of a greater plan. Not everyone you lose is a loss.