Soul Mate...//

One of the best quotes I have always loved...and indeed true...// "A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master...” --- Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert) It's quite interesting the term soul mate...it's as if it implies that this would be the person that you are to spend the rest of your life with...when often times...it may be just a person with whom you see a mere image of yourself. There are people who yes, absolutely find their soul mate in this life and are fortunate to build a life with them. There are others who may just have a mere conversation...and others who form a life long friendship. There are no accidents in who we cross paths with daily...there are people we see everyday...who can touch our souls and allow us to grow. They are the friends who can know us better than we know ourselves, protect us without us even knowing, pray for us when we are hurting, send us encouragement when it is needed, believe in us when we are weak, give us grace when it isn't deserved, and teach us how to love when we are closed. These people are your true soul mates: who give apart of themselves to you...in ways that you didn't expect...to teach you the lessons of life so that your soul can flourish and embrace what is to come.