I received a really good article the other day from Bliss Tree (another blog) called “The Great Soulmate Debate”. I haven’t posted any writings on relationships yet, so when this article came to me I thought why not start with one of the more controversial theories of love.
The idea of a soul mate is one that is much debated. The “Hollywood” definition seems to be that there is only one person on this earth that will match you perfectly, where love and relationships are glorified into stories of great passion, infatuation, and excitement. But is that real? According to the Encarta Dictionary, the definition of a soul mate is “somebody with whom somebody else naturally shares deep feelings and attitudes.” Not exactly the same thing. In perusing the thesaurus I found something even more interesting in that the synonyms for soul mate included such words as friend, pal, companion, partner, chum. Those aren’t exactly the most passionate words out there, but are they more realistic?
You can read the whole Bliss Tree article here, but the main point this author shares is that soul mates do not exist. In fact, the author goes as far
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“Are you–right now–who you want to be, what you dreamed you’d be, doing what you always wanted to do?”
~ Stephen R. Covey
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Purpose. Legacy. Passion. Definite chief aim.
There have been many articles and books written on these subjects, ranging from short-term / long-term goal setting to how to find a fulfilling career to determining how you will live your life every single day. I find there to be so many different resources out there telling us that we need to find this, but very few that offer ways to do it. In a world with so many choices, how does one settle on or focus on any one personal purpose or passion?
When I thought of this topic, it was the idea of living every day with purpose that I wanted to aim at. The following is an exercise that made the light bulb turn on for me. It is from an article by Chelsea Greenwood from the November 2009 issue of Success Magazine :
Picture your
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