Are Soul Mates Real?

I don't know if it is just me as a young person, but I get so tired of hearing others tell me that I will one day find my soul mate and that he and I will cross paths and simply know it is meant to be. This seriously sounds like a cheesy romantic comedy that I would roll my eyes at.

But really, what is a soul mate? Some may say it is the ideal partner made for another person, but I would like to go a little bit more in depth with that statement.

I like the definition of soul mates by an author named Neale Donald Walsch. He says they are "two expressions of the Same Energy Unit. I think it is as if a cluster of energy from God was busted up somehow, and then a couple of pieces from that cluster floated in the ether back to each other."
This makes sense because all that we are is energy. It's plausible that two of the same energies created became separated at some point. That explains the inconceivable connection between some people when they first meet. You know, those mushy love stories that we all secretly wish we were in where the first second two people's eyes meet, they just know they are in love. They think the same, they can telepathically share feelings and emotions, and they always watch out for one another with intense love.

But if soul mates are two expressions of the Same Energy Unit, wouldn't you intuitively know (if you truly have a soul mate) that your other complimentary energy is out there somewhere? Wouldn't you feel it throughout your life? I believe so, and I think that is why some people are set on the idea of soul mates and others are completely opposed to it. The ones who do believe probably have that Same Energy Unit out there while the ones who don't believe probably do not. They are the only expression of their own energy in the world and therefore do NOT have a soul mate.

I used to try and tell myself that soul mates didn't exist at all, that you find a person you have chemistry with and fall in love over time.
This idea comforted me.
 I didn't want to believe that we all had a perfect match out in the world because what if I never found him? What if we never crossed paths? That would mean I was doomed to live a life with a less than perfect partner knowing I was never fully in love, and that image frightened me.

But I finally came to terms with myself. I couldn't fight the idea of soul mates because I have seen it firsthand ever since the day I was born. My mom and dad are the EXACT DEFINITION. They met and instantly knew they wanted to be together forever. My dad was headed out to flight school, so he knew he had to make a move, and he proposed to my mom three weeks after meeting each other. I think they had been on maybe 5 dates. THAT BLOWS MY MIND.
To this day, every time I see my parents they still have that same sparkle in their eye when they look at each other. They laugh like they just met yesterday, they talk with a intense passion to learn more about one another, and they greet each other as if it is the most exciting part of their day.

So I know soul mates exist. These two are obviously the Same Energy Unit, but I still don't think everyone has that. I am pretty darn sure that I don't.

Don't get me wrong! This is NOT A BAD THING.

Does it mean you are any less special if you don't have a soul mate? Does it mean you are any less complete? Destined for less happiness? NO NO NO NO NO. Absolutely NOT!!

Because EVERY single person on this planet is a COMPLETE, WHOLE BEING in them self. You walk in completeness every day no matter if you have a soul mate or not. Finding a soul mate may allow two people to walk in completeness together, to compliment each other, and to stimulate the better features of who they are so that they may shine, but being without a soul mate means you have OTHER METHODS of awakening your true being and choosing happiness.

Maybe that is a special connection you have with nature. Maybe with music, art, running, teaching, touching others, performing for others..... the list is endless. It is simply a matter of listening within to allow your passions to release so that you may express it to the world.

So feel it out for a while. Meditate on your energy. Sense if you are all present within yourself or if your energy is also lingering elsewhere in the world. Maybe you have a soul mate and maybe you don't.

Either way stay stoked because YOUR LIFE HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER YOU. Make it epic.