Soul Mate

After about 3 years of debating whether I should read Eat, Pray, Love, I finally decided to give it a chance (partially because I could borrow it from a friend and partially because the past few months have been exhaustingly confused, lost, sad, okay, not okay, hurt, desperate, dependent, relentlessly hopeful, etc).

This evening, whilst on the train home from work, I reached the following excerpt and something finally clicked with me. It truly struck me. It struck me hard, in a good way. Enjoy the excerpt below, surely it will resonate with people other than myself. *

*Also, my reading of this book has NO relation to the major motion picture recently released. I generally find both Julie Roberts and films based off this type of novel entirely irritating and unsatisfying...Now to this excerpt:

Liz: I think the reason it's so hard for me to get over this guy is because I seriously believed David was my soul mate

Richard: He probably was. Your problem is you don't understand what that word means. People think a 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's 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.

And with that my friends, I think I'm another step closer to getting back to me. Goodnight XO