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Feb. 4, 2008 |
Daily Soul Retreat at SoulfulLiving.com |
Vol. I, Issue
318 |
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Lovers from Before
by Barry and Joyce Vissell
 The relationship between Barry and me seemed to begin before we met at age eighteen. It had been one of the main themes of my childhood play and fantasy: to reunite with my beloved. By the time we met, it felt like we had been in love our whole lives.
I remember as a child being sent to my room when I was crying or upset. Perhaps my parents were trying to understand my feelings, but in my young mind and heart I felt alone. I remember so clearly how, during one of those times, I heard an inner voice speak to me. I had never had this experience before and listened carefully to the message. It told me that when I was grown, I would meet a man who would understand my feelings, that I would recognize him as a tall, dark-haired doctor who would become my best friend. From early childhood, I trusted this message which came to me over and over again whenever I felt that no one understood me.
Barry and I found each other in a clumsy, youthful way. Our young hearts were hardly ready for the power of our connection, but our first kiss revealed a love that seemed to have existed for an eternity. Barry, my tall, skinny, awkward eighteen-year-old boyfriend, really seemed to be my beloved for all time past and all time to come. We had found each other and yet couldn’t fully comprehend the blessing. I feel so much gratitude to have found Barry so early in life and to still be living with him.
I remember, when I met Barry during my first year in college, the surge of energy that shot through me when he told me he was a pre-medical student...
>>> Click to Continue Reading "Lovers from Before"© Copyright Barry & Joyce Vissell. This article was originally
published at our website, SoulfulLiving.com, in February 2002,
as part of Soulful Living's "Love Relationships" Issue.
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