The Freedom to FallWritten by Skye Thomas
So you want a soulmate do you? Okay not necessarily something that big and cosmic but 'happily ever after' would suffice just fine. Maybe you have somewhat of an idea type of person you're looking for and you want to place your order with cosmos - 'one true love meant for only me, please and thank you.' Let me ask you this - are you ready? Are you worthy? Do you have freedom to fall madly head over heals in love? Have you made a space for that one true love to fit so beautifully nested into your life? Don't be foolish and assume that all things will just naturally fall into place once they show up. Come on now, you know better than that. Life doesn't play like that.The rules of manifesting dictates that you have to make room for that which you are wanting to attract into your life. You know that two things cannot occupy same space. When we want new clothes, we have to first clear out old ones from our closets as part of letting universe know that we are making ready a space for that new wardrobe. Nature abhors a vacuum; something will come to fill that space. The closet never stays empty for very long does it? So have you made a space for your beloved? Are you single and free? Free to fall doesn't just mean that you are technically not dating or married. You can be married to your job, your hobbies, your workout routine, your children, your pets, your church, your parents, or memories of someone you are no longer intimate with. You can have these things in your life and walk within balance knowing that they are not one true love that feeds that place in your soul that only a romantic partner can fill. However, when you replace love of 'happily ever after' with your career or with parenting, then you have given your beloved's special place away to another. You are married in essence to that which has taken place of a strong romantic bond. Are you married or involved with someone else while calling your soulmate to you? Perhaps you want your new love to rescue you from your current situation. Perhaps you feel too vulnerable and afraid to be single until right one comes along. Perhaps you are simply selfish and don't want to do without someone in your life. Whatever reason, you want to create a new love before leaving failed relationship. It's no good. You are telling universe that you do not trust it to provide you with real love. You are also telling universe that you are not strong enough to hold up your end of a relationship. If you cannot show integrity towards one you are ending with, then how are you supposed to be honest with new one? If you are not strong enough to be single and walk alone until right one comes along, then you do not deserve your soulmate's presence. Soulmates are not magical healers and fixers of life. They are your twin soul. They are you in a second body. If you are not strong enough to wait for that one, then you cannot have that one.
| | Ten Tips for Writing Your Perfect Wedding VowsWritten by Rev. M. Maureen Killoran, Unitarian Universalist minister
1.Start with a nice clean piece of paper (lavender is good, but any kind will work). Down left side of page, write numbers 1-10. Now – without stopping to think about it, fill in this page! Write down first 10 things that come to mind in response to this sentence: “I love (my partner’s name) because . . . “ Set this piece of paper aside.2.Now – how about YOU? What do YOU bring to this union? What promises will you make? Take another sheet of paper, and write ‘em down – don’t worry about spelling, grammar, or anything else at this point. Just write down 4-5 things you want to promise this very special person with whom you want to spend your life. •Do you promise to be there in bad times as well as good? •Do you promise to be faithful with your body as well as with your mind and heart? •Do you promise to support your partner even when he/she isn’t perfect? •Do you promise to share all your resources? Some? •What about if he/she gets sick? What about if you have a serious fight? You get idea . . . what are you promising in this union? 3.Think about language you will use to claim your partner and name your relationship. When you introduce your beloved, what words will you use? Husband? Wife? Spouse? Partner for Life? What energy does each of these have for you? If you don’t like one for some reason, throw it out. . . but before you start writing you vows, decide . . . what language will you use? This is a decision you need to make together . . . so start early, and give this as much time as it takes. 4.OK, after you’ve done steps 1-3, and you’ve got at least two pages of writing and one decision made – set it all aside. Do something else, preferably with your partner, and preferably fun. Like Christmas trees, weddings get too much “stuff” hung on them, Make yours beautiful, by stepping aside from stress for a day or two. Go out and remember WHY you love . . . go and play. 5.Done that? Now it’s time to make a BIG DECISION. Are each of you going to write your own vow, or do two of you want to say same thing? You don’t have to, you know – some of most beautiful ceremonies I’ve celebrated had each partner saying something different . . . But here’s a trick: If you’re each creating your own unique vow, why not insert a sentence at end symbolizing fact that you come together as unique individuals, and, without surrendering your individuality, you are creating a beautiful, shared union. Here’s an example of words each partner might use to complete his or her unique vow:
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