Soulmate indicators hold possibility: it's up to you to transform them into reality!
Are soulmate indicators like neon
signs? Fireworks? An orchestra? Heaven forbid - a bull
horn?! Nope I don't think so.
If you're looking for
a big meaty hand to come out of the sky to shake you (or him) saying 'It's him'! It's her! This is
it! Wake up!' you may be disappointed. Or not - because
this also
means that you are free to choose. Empowerment - yes! :-)
It's true that
soulmate indicators are visible, but instead of screaming at us, I think of them more more like
calm blue waters of possibility. It's been my experience
that the truth doesn't scream - it whispers for us to come closer.
When
we do immerse ourselves deeply, fully, we experience more of who we
really are: that is, a spiritual being having a human experience and
not the other way around. In each thought, emotion and
action, we move closer to the soulmate relationship we
desire. Further up (what I call) the 'soulmate continuum'.
What is the soulmate continuum?
Imagine each relationship we have
on a sliding scale, where karmic conflict is at one end,
and harmonious soulmate love at the other.
It's
extremely rare to immediately be at the 'harmonious' end of the scale.
Most of us fall in love with folks where we're somewhere in between. Our task in life? To
move every relationship we have up that sliding scale to the best of
our ability. Which is nourishing fwor our hearts - and our karma.
If
you and your sweetie are both willing and make a loving, conscious,
consistent effort over time, the two of you will move
closer and closer
to soulmate status. THAT is definitely indicated.
Ten
soulmate indicators
Here
are my true blue soulmate indicators that you cannot
discern on a first date. Created
delicately to make you smile.
Together, you're unspeakably
boring
You're
the boring couple, that agree on most things and when you don't, you
work it out no problemo. There's a
distinct lack of drama
to your union, though this doesn't mean there isn't passion. While
other fight fires and chaos, you're at home reading each others' minds.
You might also be the type of stable couple others look to for advice
and support in love... because to others, you seem to have it all
together. You know it's not true, though. You're not perfect and
together, have had to work at it like anyone else. But down deep, you humbly know how lucky you are.
You
have this wild serendipity-thing going on
Fascinating
or funny coincidences brought you together, and continue
to guide you.
Maybe before you met, you dreamt about each other or perhaps you
inexplicably chose the same type of china pattern. Perhaps your closets
are eerily similar, as if you went shopping together! How you met makes
a great story for friends. For example, a good friend of
mine met her
now husband when she was stood up on a date, and decided to go out
alone. While these coincidences feature prominently, you're not into
magical thinking. Each of you took action and had a choice. The doors
of opportunity appeared...and you both walked through.
You're married (to each other,
that is)
Clairvoyant Edgar Cayce says that
if you're married, then you're soulmates.
However, this doesn't mean you don't have something to learn together.
If your marriage is in a challenging phase, then this is what I call a
karmic relationship. Your task is to do whatever you can to move
further up that soulmate continuum. If
you're both willing, it is possible to transform your karma in this
lifetime. This
may mean counseling or past life regression, depending on what
resonates for you. Or it might even mean together making
the loving decision to divorce. Coping
with divorce
It's easy (it's too weird!)
It
hasn't always been easy. You had to work at love a bit.
You've had your
heart broken - maybe more than once. When you met him, you
kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. For him
to move out of the country, reveal that he was still in love with his
ex, or whatever pattern that wrenched your heart in the past. But time
passes. You're
flabbergasted. The romantic reversal doesn't happen.
He's solid. He stays, even when the going gets tough. So
do you. Not
only that... but it feels lighter, freer and easier and more natural
than anything you've ever known. Years later? Even better.
You're secure (and it's not
the money-honey)
This
isn't about dollars and cents security (which is an illusion). It's one
of the soulmate indicators that goes deeper. You know he'll call again. It's a
given he'll do what he says he will. You're
at ease with his eccentricities. In times of challenge, the biggest
part of you knows you'll work it out, so you can express yourself in
ways you couldn't before. "He's
never disappointed me."
This from a friend who searched for her soulmate consciously, met him
serendipitiously, together passed a few tests successfully and is still
with him fifteen years and two kids later. Ask yourself: do you feel
secure? Or on edge?
Your bodies groove and hum
Well,
not literally. But your body is one of the more important soulmate
indicators. There's a lack of extreme in your interaction which helps
you feel comfy in your skin. Your
relationship feels like a 'pulling up' inside
and while there may be butterflies in your tummy it's more about warmth
and expansiveness, rather than the trill of worry, doubt, or distrust.
Your body is devoid of dread, heaviness and has only a passing
understanding of the sharp fingers of guilt, shame or the sting of
criticism. Your entire energy body is calmed in his presence, and when you make love, it feels like
coming home. Oh the pun - couldn't resist. :-)
You could go on
separate vacations
(even
if you choose not to)
A
friend's wife said to me once: "You
know, if you and D want to go away for the weekend sometime, I'd be
fine with that." Now
she didn't mean for romance, and I didn't take it this way. D and I are
friends, and I am also friends with his wife. Yet this made an
impression on me because I knew she meant it. This couple truly trusts one another.
Now I'm not saying traveling separately is for everyone. Think of the
trip as a metaphor. Trust
and freedom
is one of the things that makes these partners tick. Even though D and
I never did go away for the weekend... trust remains one of the most
formidable soulmate indicators for me.
Friends isn't an 'F' word
Friends
in dating is an 'F' word, like the kiss of death right? Yet, being in
love with our best friend is also desirable, even if one of the murkier
soulmate indicators. Does
the best friend part come first? Or the romance?
If you're already lucky enough to be in love with your best friend that
grew over time, then go no further! However, if you're in
friendship-land it's truly tricky to make that sexual leap with gusto.
This is where you need to pay attention to the soulmate indicators.
Don't force it. However, if
in 'When Harry Met Sally' or 'Ross and Rachel' fashion,
you're caught up in catalyst events which naturally nudge
you together, then perhaps it's time. :-)
You make fab lemonade together
It's
easy to believe in soulmates when we're all healthy, employed, faithful and
financially secure, huh? But
what happens when life goes off the rails? Or when one of you really
screws up? How you handle such times is one of the most telling
soulmate indicators there is. Wayne Dyer says, 'What comes out of you when you
are squeezed is what is inside of you.' Of course
soulmates encounter challenges. Believing anything else is not only
delusional, but it's the perfect receipe for excruciating
disappointment. When soulmates do, they tend to work
through them and emerge transformed and stronger than ever, pitchers of
lemonade in hand.
You're creatively crazy
together (like a fox)
One
of the soulmate indicators to notice is how you work together, and the
creative tension you have. Do
you have different yet complementary approaches? Or power struggles?
Do you have the ability to
disagree? Do you create a safe space for expression? Can you
collaborate? Here's what I mean. A friend is a freethinking designer,
and her husband a specialist physician. They're extremely different.
Yet, when they work at problems, they always come up with unique
solutions they wouldn't have found individually. Together, their
differences are a crafty, creative force.
You weigh the same
(your opinions, that is)
My
list of soulmate indicators wouldn't be complete if I didn't mention
equality. I don't mean
equal weight, height or bank account (bank accounts
should not
be wielded like swords). I don't even mean intellectual accompishment,
degrees or professional skill as I've met PhD's who are like emotional
children. I mean
respecting each other's strengths. Sure,
one of you may get more involved in certain type of tasks than the
other - I'd give away computer maintenance in a second and would prefer
to keep - or share - decorating. :-) But essentially, down deep, you
are equal partners through and through.
You smiling? I hope you
enjoyed my soulmate indicators!
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