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A Thought That Once Was

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Entangled in the thought of what could be, a breathtaking connection filled with a sense of familiarity.
Comfort came so easily as time spent brought an overwhelming sense of happiness, laughter, and vulnerability.
Soul connection, is this meant to be?
Confusion in intensions with no sight of peace
Soul connection, is this meant to be?
Comfort in a bond draped in unhealthy attachment fueled in fears of intimacy and past trauma. Push and pull this instability breeds exhaustion within me.
Once plagued by the loss of what could have been, is now free to accept the peace that accompanies what was not meant to be.

Soulmates – To Settle or Not To Settle

Julia4 Comments

I have never been a person to believe in soulmates. To be frank, I find the idea of “the one” to be very limiting. You mean to tell me there is only ONE person that’s THE person? The concept eliminates the luxury of options, instead leaving you with one option –ONE soulmate. Talk about stressful! Plus, a sista has always been a bit cynical regarding soulmates because I have experienced men thinking I was “the one” and none of those relationships worked out.

It’s as if believing you should have this euphoric undeniable bond with a person could be self-destructive when the relationship encounters problems.

However, I recently had a conversation with a friend who I shall call Matt. Matt had a pretty different view on what a soulmate was. His outlook was this:

Your soulmate is the person you choose to fight for, regardless of the tough times the relationship encounters, opposed to giving up. In contrast, non soulmates give up on the relationship. Even if at some point non soulmates did fight for their relationship, the end result would be them calling it quits. Hence, indicating they weren’t soulmates.

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