An excerpt from Chapter SIX of

Tree Spirited Woman by Colleen Baldrica

Smiling, Tree Spirited Woman began, “There are many different relationships one will have in a lifetime. One may have relationships with parents, friends, strangers, lovers, children and grandchildren. It is important to know each relationship is meant to be.“

“……One relationship cannot fulfill every need in one’s life. In a lifetime, there will be many encounters with others, some will be brief, and others will form into longer relationships. Each person is put into one’s life for a purpose. We are to learn from one another. Every person has needs, and those needs are met by the many different relationships one has. A person may be put in your life not because of the need you have or the lesson you are to learn, but for the need or the lesson they are to learn. One must be open to all who come into contact with them; whether they are friends, strangers, acquaintances, or family. Each friend was once a stranger. Every relationship is a gift. How one treats others will affect every area of one’s life.”

Thank you for being a gift in my life,

Love, JennieRuth