Relationships - Steve Maraboli

Soul Mate

When we are born, the soul we are given is split apart and half of it is given to someone else. Throughout our lives, we search for the person with the other half of our soul. Very few ever succeed. I am blessed that we have met. In a sudden moment, warm within your loving glare, my soul said, “At last! I can rest. I have found my missing half.” When this happens, it is said we have found our soul mate. We are happy and at peace. When we shared ourselves, we were engulfed in eternity, dancing in a timeless universe. I am truly blessed because that day, my heart recognized you as a part of its own. Thank you for blessing me with you. Thank you for dreaming with me – for seeing the same future as I do. For your beautiful eyes, reminding me of the truest bliss in life. I am forever grateful for you. I will spend an eternity loving you, caring for you, respecting you, showing you every day that I hold you as high as the stars. I am sorry that it’s taken me this long to find you – I shall make

Perfectly Imperfect

We have all heard that no two snowflakes are alike. Each snowflake takes the perfect form for the maximum efficiency and effectiveness for its journey. And while the universal force of gravity gives them a shared destination, the expansive space in the air gives each snowflake the opportunity to take their own path. They are on the same journey, but each takes a different path. Along this gravity-driven journey, some snowflakes collide and damage each other, some collide and join together, some are influenced by wind… there are so many transitions and changes that take place along the journey of the snowflake. But, no matter what the transition, the snowflake always finds itself perfectly shaped for its journey. I find parallels in nature to be a beautiful reflection of grand orchestration. One of these parallels is of snowflakes and us. We, too, are all headed in the same direction. We are being driven by a universal force to the same destination. We are all individuals taking different journeys and along our journey, we sometimes bump into each other, we cross paths, we become altered… we take different physical forms. But at all times we too are 100% perfectly imperfect. At

Set the Standard

How do you feel when you walk into someone’s house and it looks well-organized and pristinely clean? You immediately feel the need to kick off your shoes at the door and it doesn’t occur to you to eat on the couch or to make a mess in any way. Do you feel the same urge of impeccable behavior when you walk into someone’s house and it’s dirty or a mess? Of course not; there is no need to. You see, without saying a word, but simply by their behavior and lifestyle, the homeowners have set a standard for how you will respect them and their space. By their actions, they have communicated a standard for how they want to be treated. It’s easy to see this system of setting standards when applied to our homes but it is less simple, although equally true, to see how this same system affects our relationships. What relationship standards are your behaviors and actions setting? Do you love yourself, respect yourself, and treat yourself in a pristine respectable manner; inspiring others to do the same? Or do you break promises to yourself, not care for your health, not forgive yourself, and not show yourself

I Love Loving You

You are my favorite song; a rhythm of beauty that captures my spirit. You are my favorite poem; an exquisite grouping of ideas set in motion with an unmatched enchanting elegance.