Elizabeth and the Psychic

Now...
Elizabeth, a fellow gypsy, was one of the most gifted psychics I will ever meet.
But she had this blind spot when it came to her love life or, to put it a bit more
truthfully… her sex life.
Now surely she wanted both those aspects in a relationship. but…if she had to choose just one when the other was lacking, she'd go for sex...every time...
ever hopeful that she could magically inspire love through her generosity
and sensual charms.
Given her high level of intuition, she could sidle right up to a man
and get inside his head, his soul and body in no time at all.
I wouldn’t want to say that she was misusing her gifts,
but a few men might argue otherwise…
Elizabeth became quite the chameleon, transforming herself again and again
into the woman of their dreams.
Yet, with all of that, her relationships always fizzled out pretty quickly.
This went on for way too many years, decades of disappointment and rejection.
Her search for love was painful to watch.

Finally… she, of all people, decided to consult a psychic.
She wanted me along for the ride.
So off we went to a psychic fair. Elizabeth paid her money, we went inside
and scanned the room trying to choose the best psychic for her.
There was one woman that stood out among the crowd.
She looked like an African queen wearing a magnificent turban,
dressed in extravagant, brilliantly colored robes.
We both agreed that ‘she was the one’.

Elizabeth approached her and the woman motioned for her to sit down.
Then surprisingly, she beckoned me, as well, to be part of the reading.
My friend asked a few random questions, too shy to pop the real one.
I gave her a look that said ‘Get on with it. That’s not what you came here for.’
She took a deep breath and asked in a voice filled with all her sad history,
a tremulous voice that sighed “When will I find my soul mate?”
The African queen closed her eyes, folded her hands over her stomach
and leaned way back in her chair for a very long moment, as if to nap.
Finally she came to herself, opened her eyes and looked with a penetrating gaze
at my eager friend.
She spoke in her richly accented voice…

“My daughter… you are surrounded by your soul mates!"

She laughed in loving amusement. “Don’t you see?! They are all around you...
This friend that came with you today… she is your soul mate.
Everyone who has ever helped you through life is your lover, your soul mate.
The child or the stranger that bestows a smile on you is your soul mate.
You have countless lovers…
You can feast the whole day!

Why do you make yourself so unhappy waiting for ‘the one’!?

You block all the others with this insistence on one.
You blind yourself to all the love that is here for you every waking moment.
Only open your eyes a little, my darling.
Relax and let all your soul mates in.
They have always been with you…
You will never lack for love… Never!
Only see life as it truly is… ”