Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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“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.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master...”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
Audio from this video : youtube.com/watch?v=b2XifEPko08 ; an altered version of the paragraphs above.
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Meredith and Derek. Soulmates. Perfect fits. Mirrors. Live forever? No.
I chose this song simply because it reminded me of ferry boats, and then when I found this video with this audio, I had never thought about their story like that. Then I did. This video was made.
Personally I will never let go of their stories, I will never sail on.
But Meredith Grey has sailed on.
CC: Canarycolors skindeep