In my latest release, His Only Treasure, my two main protagonists, Anne and Stede, are true soulmates. Reincarnated from the essence or souls of two long ago lovers, they finally find each other again. As I have it in the book, their souls had been searching for each other for over three hundred years.
Can you imagine that? Is there really such a thing or is it just a silly, over-romanticized notion? Is your other half out there wandering aimlessly, looking for you?
The idea of finding that perfect someone--the other half of you--is a daunting one to say the least. There are a lot of souls out there and some of us have kissed a lot of frogs in our quest to find that special connection.
A lot of men and women end up settling for contentment rather than waiting it out. Hell, if you believe in soulmates, then you also know that you may not find them in this lifetime, but may have to wait several to see them again. At least that's what I believe.
So have you found your other half, the person who completes you? Or are you like me, still waiting and wondering--dreaming?
I think I ran into mine several years ago. The encounter was brief, lasted about two minutes. Yes, I know that is a pretty short encounter and you're thinking how could she possibly know in only two minutes? Sometimes you just do. That's the only way I know how to answer that.
So here's what I want to know (a question that was posed to me with regard to my two-minute meeting). If you encountered another person for just two minutes who touched you so profoundly you could not get them out of your head and carried them with you forever, and that meeting affected you so deeply it seemed impossible for your heart to be at peace without seeing them again--being with them--do you think it would be better if you had never met them at all? Just blissfully gone on with life completely unaware of their existence and probably settled for contentment?
While you ponder all these questions, pick up a copy of His Only Treasure. It's a treasure hunt in more ways than one. Available now at Whiskey Creek Press Torrid.
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*Tink flying by the sprinkle a little magic dust.*
I firmly believe in soul mates, and love at first sight. We might not be lucky enough to find and keep them in this lifetime,but maybe in the next. While we're here, we need to make the best of what life throws our way. Grab and hold on to love where we find it, and feel blessed that we were loved. :)
Tess, as to the question of whether 2 minutes is enough to spend with a soul mate... if that's all you get at that time isn't it better than nothing?
Now I'm going to throw a monkey wrench into your question by speculating about the fact that soul mates do not always appear in each incarnation as the same sex they started out with, so if there is a "friend" of the same sex that is more important to you than any other person (including spouse) it's a possibility that your soul mate has "appeared" this time in the opposite gender than they started with.
After all the definition of soul mate is "that person which completes another or makes each person feel complete". So in that instance how does one handle it? Because truthfully most people "settle" whether they admit to it or not.
Yes, I absolutely believe in soul mates! But if you can't find your soul mate, I believe there are several other 'someones' you can still be happy with. Not as blissful as your soul mate...but you'd be happy enough.
On the other hand, we only go around once. Do you really want to spend your time here being miserable (married or alone)? I mean...is that REALLY how you want to spend your time? Manipulating others or being manipulated... what's the point? Any way around it, you're miserable.
Love, compromises, discovering ways to be happy (either alone or with someone else). That's the key. Some people want to be alone. That's okay. But I think if you're not that type, then keep yourself open for your soul mate. S/he just might be closer than you think. And if you don't believe in soul mates, then just keep yourself open. Find someone to share your life with. Don't bolt when things get rough. Work through it. Create goals to work toward together (two can acheive more than one). Make each other blissfully happy. Listen. And above all, communicate constructively.
So...yes, I believe in soul mates. But we only go through once and if the stars don't line up, then find one of those people that matches you well and make each other happy!!
:o)
Hi Lisa,
I feel that pixie dust all around me. lol Love at first sight, love everlasting, soulmates. Wonderful comments I am trying to grasp here.
Well Ruth, you did throw a monkey wrench into it, but no, that's not the case with me. I like a lot of women, but don't know of one that completes me. lol
I'm too busy worrying about Mr. Two Minute Man anyway to notice anyone. Ya see? He's out there somewhere. I was just too young and stupid to know what to do at the time.
But interesting theory you have there for sure. lol
Laura,
Everything you say makes sense. There are many many wonderful someone's out there I am sure. Just have to put Mr. Two Minute to rest first. If that can be done.
Then maybe I'll look for someone else. Right now? I'm holding on tight.
But I so get what you mean and understand that you can live a life that is happy and filled with love.
You and Tink just sprinkle pixie dust everywhere. lol
*Hehe* That's what I'm here for.
Hi Tess, I see you thought of something to blog about. Good job. Now I've got the same problem. muah!
About your post. I too have written a book about people finding their soul mates. It's called Fortune Cookies and in the next few months it'll be re-released in a series of vignettes as Fortune Cookie Magic.
Whether my heroes and heroines are reincarnations searching through eons for their perfect love, my book doesn't get into, but I and many other people believe in a form of reincarnation with spirits choosing to come back and many of the same people interacting through different lives.
On to my blog, Dee
I believe in different kinds of soul mates, not just romantic ones. I have a musical soul mate who is a female, but there is nothing romantic between us. We just have this special musical connection and can write songs together--it's like we know what the other is thinking.
I consider my husband my soul mate too. When we met it was like we knew each other for a long time. Maybe we weren't always husband and wife in another life, but we have a special bond that I can't see having with another man.
Your book sounds really good. I like stories about reincarnation.
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How lovely. To have a soulmate that isn't romantic. Someone else mentioned that to me as well.
That sounds more along the lines of my life. lol I meet so many people whom I feel as if I have always known.
However, nothing romantic really.
thanks for commenting, Kelley.
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