CELEBRATING SOUL MATES

“To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates, which takes a lifetime to perfect.”

 

― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that's holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.”

 

-- Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love.

“Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your bed, But lonely is the soul without a mate.”

 

~David Pratt

“What we find in a soulmate is not something wild to tame but something wild to run with.”

 

-- Robert Brault.

“And then my soul saw you and it kind of went "Oh there you are. I've been looking for you.”

 

-- Iain Thomas.

"Maybe we can be each other's soul mates, and then we can let men be just these great, nice guys to have fun with."

 

--- Charlotte, Sex and the City.

 

 

“Soulmate" is an overused term, but a true soul connection is very rare, and very real.”

 

― Hilary Duff

“A bond between souls is ancient - older than the planet.”

 

― Dianna Hardy, The Witching Pen

 

 

“You have half our gifts. I the other. Together we make a whole. Together we are much more powerful.”

 

― Joss Stirling, Finding Sky

“What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories”

 

― George Eliot

Read more about Beautiful Celebrations, as they relate to Arts/Design, Nature/Science, Food/Drink, Place/Time, Mind/Body, and Soul/Impact in our posts throughout this week, including 10 Beautiful Celebration Books, Celebrating Winter’s Nature, New Celebration Treats: Bubbles & Sweets, New Celebration Tablescapes, 10 Beautiful Celebrations Right Now, and New Celebration Cures.

 

Get busy and enter the BN Competitions, Our theme this week is Beautiful Celebrations. Send in your images and ideas. Deadline is 12.23.13.

 

 

Photo: Courtesy of InterActiveMediaSW.

 

Also, check out our special competition: The Most Beautiful Sound in the World! We are thrilled about this effort, together with SoundCloud and The Sound Agency. And we can’t wait to hear what you’ve got! Now closed for entries. Judging is in progress. Finalists announced and voting begins 01.02.14.

 

Photo Credits

 

1) Photo: Joshua Paul. Young Love.

2) Photo: Courtesy of Erepublik. Friends Forever.

3) Photo: Courtesy of Namaha. Elephant Soulmate.

4) Photo: Courtesy of Full Grown People. Balloons.

5) Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Stephanie Smith. Girl Friends.

6) Photo: Courtesy of Mountain Workshops.

7) Photo: Courtesy of Attract Your Soulmate Now. Boy in Park with dog.

8) Photo: Courtesy of Street Photography in Paris. Lovers.

9) Photo: Courtesy of AOL news.

10) Photo: Courtesy of Szebb Vilag. Fingers touching.