Eat, Pray, Love...

This is my new read... So far I am loving it.

 I have always had internal conflict with the thought of soul mates. I have read so much about them, at one time I believe that I shared a very brief period of my life with mine. But what I have learned is that soul mates are not always meant to find each other in every life & lives out there days in pure bliss.. Sometimes they are not ready to be together, each one is at a different point of their journey so to speak, and still have lessons to learn before they can be together. They do usually find each other across their lifetimes, but sometimes in different forms, not always as lovers. Sometimes they are your father, your child, your friend, a neighbor, even just a stranger you pass on the street. Your soul always knows its them, whether your brain realizes it is or not.

This used to torture me, why we couldnt have them forever. Why they would have to leave us if our souls were made for one anothers. It still bothers me from time to time. But there was a point in the book, lets call it the " Pray" section that got my attention and for the first time in a long time put my mind and heart to rest. It hit me so hard I had to underline it.

" People think your soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you and then they leave. And thank god for it. The problem is you cant let this one go."

A paragraph later it continues " their purpose was to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little big, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so a new light could get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you had to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master and  beat it. That is their job, and they did great, but now its over. Problem is you cant accept that this relationship had a real short shelf life."

This passage has given me peace. This whole book has brought a calmness to my brain. It makes me want to learn how to enjoy life instead of trying to turn it into a to do list...