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Summary: Soulmates
Review: What a wonderful book! I found it so inspiring, even though I'm not particularly spiritually oriented. I loved all the stories of people who did find their soulmate, even when it didn't seem possible. I've already bought copies to give to my single friends. Carolyn Godschild Miller is a great writer. I highly recommend her earlier book, "Creating Miracles," for anyone who hasn't read it.
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Summary: Author's Comments, May 29, 2000
Review: What people are saying about "Soulmates":"At last, a breath of fresh air about soulmates! . . . Read this book and relax into your destiny." Hugh Prather, Author, "The Little Book of Letting Go" "A powerful guide for learning how to have your relationship based on God's love." Gerald Jampolski, M.D., Author, "Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All" ". . . high-spirited . . . gutsy, humorous, unabashed, and sincere. . . right on the money for spiritual integrity and emotional health." NAPRA ReVIEW "Undoubtedly the best book ever written!" Arnold Weiss, Ph.D. All right, you caught me. That last quote is from my husband. But my point is that a lot of people - some of them not even related to me - think this is a terrific guide to finding a "match made in heaven!" This book is my gift to everyone who is suffering from the lack of love as I once did. I offer it to you in gratitude for my own happy marriage, and on behalf of all the other soulmates who so generously contributed their own stories and hard-won insights. They join me in hoping that -by learning from our mistakes - you'll hasten the romantic fulfillment your soul desires. "Soulmates" is essentially the book I wish I could have read back when I was vainly "Lookin' for love in all the wrong places." Despite being a psychologist, psychotherapist, and university professor, my head was so full of subtle misconceptions about romance that I now know I wouldn't have recognized my soulmate if he'd had my name tattooed on his forehead. Eventually, when the pain of endless romantic failures became unendurable, I did what I should have done in the first place. I turned within for guidance, and allowed myself to be shown how to correct my dysfunctional behavior and create a loving relationship that exceeded my most extravagant expectations. That was twelve years ago. In researching "Soulmates" I discovered that a great many soulmates find true love only after going through a strikingly similar process. They learn that romantic fulfillment is not a matter of luck or destiny or positive thinking, but rather the logical outcome of certain critical choices. There are realizations we must come to, and specific steps we must take, in order to experience a truly satisfying intimate relationship. And there is a wise and loving inner presence that guides us to fulfillment when we are ready to give up on the self-defeating romantic strategies we've been using. Indeed, a great many soulmate couples are convinced they'd never have connected without the prompting of this inner guide. That's because - contrary to what many people believe - meant-to-be lovers seldom recognize each other through "love at first sight." The man or woman who is uniquely right for us often isn't even our "type." Take Helene's experience for example. As a former - albeit sincerely repentant - member of the Hitler Youth, she'd never have considered a relationship with the American Jew she glimpsed in a crowd on a tour of Israel. Fortunately, her inner guide had shown her his picture in meditation several years earlier, and explained that this was the man she was to marry. When she tracked Gideon down at the bookstore he managed in Jerusalem, he had no idea why he felt compelled to hand this complete stranger a picture of himself. But Helene understood. The photograph he placed in her hand was the very same one she'd been holding in her heart for years! Or consider Herman, whose guide reunited him with the anonymous soulmate who had saved his life when they were both children. Or Ann, who followed her inner guidance to love and marry a man who wasn't at all what she thought she was looking for - and got back the daughter she'd given up for adoption in the bargain! "Soulmates" contains one remarkable true story after another of happy couples who don't believe they would ever have found one another without the help of a higher power. In case you don't happen to believe in a higher power, let me add that no religious or spiritual beliefs are required. Many people call guidance "intuition". If you will simply try out the method I suggest, the results can speak for themselves. A gay man named Pete, for example, was intensely skeptical about the possibility of guidance - yet his very first experiment with it led to his reunion with the soulmate he'd loved and lost fifteen years earlier! Why waste another minute waiting and hoping for true love when you could be striding down the path that leads to it? A few quotes from "Soulmates": "You see, the human romantic dilemma isn't that true love is so very hard to find, but that it is TOO ORDINARY to withstand comparison with the exotic illusions our ego offers in its place. In the same way that diamonds seem precious while the pure water we need in order to survive doesn't, we take love for granted and strain after the impossibly beautiful substitute our ego offers in its stead." p.67 "When soulmates describe their early impressions of each other, "nice" is the adjective that crops up most frequently." p. 73 " . . . the delicious excitement we feel when falling in love is made up of both our ego's hope that it has finally found someone who will compensate it for every disappointment of the past, and its fear that this person won't. Infatuation is always a function of UNCERTAINTY, and when the uncertainty fades, so does the magic." p. 82 ". . . you must remember that the ability to love another unconditionally is a LEARNING OBJECTIVE of soulmate relationships, not a prerequisite for entering them." p. 119 "Not all meant-to-be relationships are meant to last a lifetime." p. 229 I'd love to hear your comments about the book if you'd...
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Summary: Moving in a Positive Direction
Review: While reading this book, I felt that the author, Carolyn Miller, was speaking directly to me. In the first few pages of reading, it was as if she knew my thoughts about being without a companion and getting used to the idea that I may be alone for the rest of my life. She was able to convey this concept as a fact and not as an emotional situation to be depressed about. She also covered the area of EGO versus true feelings. Sometimes it is very difficult to understand why I act emotionally the way I do. Her work clarified and lead me to the understanding that it's my ego. Now I am able to take action from the right position and for the right reasons. Ultimately, the best part of the "Soulmate" book is the feeling of empowerment I felt at the end. Because of this book, I am able to recognize and rely on my intuition or inner voice and to move more positively.
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Summary: Soulmates: Following inner guidance to the relationship of y
Review: Wonderful, wonderful book!!!! It provided me the insights and tools that I needed to recognize my future soulmate. I am now involved in a fabulous relationship that probably would never have evolved without the help and guidance that I gained from this book. I've since ordered copies for my two best friends who, like me, have struggled with relationships in the past.
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