Today I was showered with love by some of the most amazing women in my life. These women have been there for me through some of the scariest moments of my life as well as some of the most amazing! From holding my hands in the hospital, to cooking smores by the campfire and opening their front door and holding me as I fall in in utter heartbreak. Each has formed a memory in my heart that I carry with me every moment of everyday. Life becomes busy and moves quickly but those memories I can pull out one by one and remember the love that only exists between the souls of women.
This bond we form with each other carries us through the best of times and the worst. Heartbreaks are handled, babies are welcomed and the mundane moments of everyday life are looked at as a journey that we travel together. Loneliness is felt in that moment the phone dials and disappears when the word hello is heard on the other end of the line. Miles may separate us physically but distance is no match for friendship and the bond never lessens as time marches on. It leaves me pondering the true meaning of what a soul mate is to each and every one of us.
Most think of soul mates in the sense of romantic love but what if we truly step back and look at all aspects of the love in our lives? Today as I looked at every face that walked through the door and felt the embrace of love by each and every one of these amazing women in my life I realized that this, this one moment where everyone was in the same room, these are my true soul mates. Each one meets the need of my thirsty soul in their unique way. From their independence, their love of family and their adventurous souls, each of them is truly a part of me. I turn to them for love, encouragement and support throughout my life. There is never a moment of hesitation when it comes to friendship. There is no sickness that divides just compassion that conquers. The ending of chapters throughout the book of life may close but each new chapter opens one after the other with the same beautiful faces I see in my friends. Because of them I truly feel my blessings and bask in their lights of love.
Over the last few years you have all played a part in the healing moments that resulted in the reincarnation of hope. You have picked me up and held me close on the days and nights I could not breathe on my own due to pure emotional exhaustion. I was shown that I am beautiful in all of my purity just as it is in these moments of life. As days marched on I became even more secure in my fight against Lupus and you each have showed me that Lupus does not define me but should be worn as a badge of courage everyday that I am blessed to wake up to the warmth of the sun. You have rebuilt a shattered heart and gave me the strength to stand up for who I am and not shy away from the things that mean the most to me. Because of all of you I rediscovered love for myself that I put back out into the world and what I found on the other end........my Greg.
You may not be there physically as I walk down the isle but I will see all of you in the tears of joy shed, the cutting of cake and zip lining through the rainforest! For this day would not be possible had I not received the unconditional love from each and everyone of you. You are my soul mates today, tomorrow and will be there celebrating life's adventures for the rest of our lives together. So, bumps along the way, bring them on because my army is many and our love is truly deep.
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