Soul Connections

Relationship thoughts this evening.

My heart is still loving everything. Reflecting on everything. Giving thanks for everything. It's yearning for more and relishing in those warm fuzzies that good friends and good memories elicit.

I had another one of those moments today.

A great conversation full of connection and understanding, of sharing and of knowing. A knowing of great works going on within us, with our circumstances and with the people around us. I'm still loving you all. No matter what grief some of you are bringing me right now. :-P

I still love you. My dear friends and family, I love you! :-)

I previously posted about a friend who was able to touch my heart and to affect me in ways that allowed my soul to sing. It's so dreamy and magical the way he is able to do this. Yes, "he", but no. This one's strictly platonic. Sorry to disappoint ya'all. Bummer, yes, but such is life. I'm just extremely grateful that I am able to experience this because I know many people haven't been fortunate enough to have friends that elicit such joy or love from your inner core. I should know. I was one of those people for a very long time. Only a handful have been able to affect me this way, and it's about time I had another one of these people come into my life!

It's like another type of awakening has happened with me, this time in the realm of friendships. I've made a ton of new acquaintances this last year, and I made a couple of great friends in the most surprising of circumstances. One being MN, whom I blog often about. She's actually a relatively new friend of mine. In fact, the first couple of times we interacted we both never thought we'd be friends at all. Some day I might blog about this friendship, but not today.

Today I'm blogging about CB.

Soulmates exists in many shapes and forms, and they come and go as the moment allows, as circumstances change. I'm fortunate that in my "old age" I'm able to appreciate my relationship with CB for what it is and not for what I wished it would be, or what it could be, or what it isn't, if that makes any sense. It's too easy to make it into a Harry-Met-Sally-thing, and in my younger years I might have read too much into it and pursued it without realizing it would head no where. But not now. Now I understand that the joy of life is just being in the moment with people who touch your life. To be in the company of people who are on the same page, and that also doesn't always mean said soulmate needs to end up being your best friend or your lover.

There's a connection between me and CB that elicits such faith and love and comfort. It's hard to describe and so difficult to explain without feeling like I'm gushing or appearing like I'm blinded by something. It's just awesome. A magnificient meeting of minds and an ethereal understanding between us for our love of God and our faith. It's rooted in an unspeakable and an undescribable type of love.

We talked again today. I brought up a question I had been pondering from bible study and through that somehow we got on the topic of our testimonies. For those of you who don't understand this, your 'testimony' is really just your story of how you came to find faith in God and Jesus Christ. For some, it's just a gradual and less than stellar story of how you decided to accept Christ into your life. For others, like myself, it was really life-changing and could be construed as 'amazing'. But in reality, any time a person comes to know God it is truly a miracle in and of itself.

Finding God is so much more than just going through the religious practices...communion, church, bible study, tithing, and so on. It's the beginning of a strong thirst that can't be quenched. A deep desire to keep knowing Him. To keep learning and growing in your relationship with Him. My thirst keeps growing and I'm doing everything I can to grow in His way and to serve others as an extension of his goodness.

But I took a tangent here.

My point in this post is the realization that people and those who come into your life, in whatever form or fashion, for whatever length of time, and in whatever season of your life (good or bad), are truly the most important things in life that should not be taken for granted.

If there's one thing I encourage you all to do, it's to take time to feed your soul. Whether it's through time spent with a great friend, with family, or whether it's through a hobby or helping a cause that you believe in. Nourishing the soul will then propel you forward and the rest will fall into place. I'm living proof of that. The chips are falling as they may, but it's only because I'm seeking the things that stir my heart.

And love. Just love all those moments and all those people you come across each and every day.

It's good. It's all good. Keep believing in it. Keep on, keeping on!

Blessings and pleasant dreams!

-Rambling Muse