Something I read......

I am reading the book Eat Pray Love right now (a true story) and I absolutely loved this excerpt, so I thought I would share. To put some context around it, Liz (nickname Groceries)is writing a book about her personal journey traveling to various places, she is at an ashram in India and is talking to her friend Richard a man from Texas, an amazing character who is extremely connected to spirit but also very grounded and realistic. She is talking about a post-divorce relationship she had to leave for various unhealthy reasons before she left to travel....

"Don't laugh at me now, but I think the reason it's so hard for me to get over this guy is because I seriously thought David was my soul mate"

"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 is what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person that shows you everything that is 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. Your problem is, you just can't let this one go. It's over, Groceries. David's purpose was to shake you up, drive you out of that marriage that you needed to leave, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light could get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you had to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master and beat it. That was his job, and he did great, but now it's over. Problem is, you can't accept that this relationship had a real short shelf life. Your like a dog at the dump, baby-you're just lickin' at an empty tin can, trying to get more nutrition out of it. And if your not careful, that can is gonna get stuck on your snout forever and make your life miserable. So drop it."

"But I love him"

"So love him"

"But I miss him"

"So miss him. Send him love and light every time you think about him, and then drop it. If you clear out all that space in your mind that you are using to obsess about this guy, you'll have a vacuum, an open spot- a doorway. And guess what the universe will do with that doorway? It will rush in-God will rush in- and fill you with more love than you ever dreamed. So stop using David to block that door. Let it go."

Pretty profound if you ask me.