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 is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

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"Embrace the glorious mess that you are."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

Self-awareness

"To be fully seen by somebody then and be loved anyhow — this is a human offering that can border on miraculous."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

Love

"People tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will descend like fine weather if you’re fortunate. But happiness is the result of personal effort."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

Happiness

"I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with you. There’s nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after your death I will still protect you. I am stronger than depression and I am braver than loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

Love

"When you are standing in that forest of sorrow, you cannot imagine that you could ever find your way to a better place."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

Hope

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"Love sees not with the eyes, but with the heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"The spell will be broken, the Beast will cease to exist, and I will become a prince once more, if she can learn to love and be loved in return."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love is not about finding someone perfect, but about accepting their imperfections."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love can break even the most powerful of curses."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love is not a choice, but a force that binds souls together."

- Beauty and the Beast

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