Good Demeter mothering keeps a child in the heat and passion of life which immortalize and establish soulfulness. Mothering involves not only physical survival and achievement—Demeter's grain and fruit—it is also concerned with guiding a child to his or her unknown depths and the mystery of fate.

A soul mate is someone to whom we feel profoundly connected, as though the communication and communing that take place between us were not the product of intentional efforts, but rather a divine grace. This kind of relationship is so important to the soul that many have said there is nothing more precious in life.

All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest.

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.

Bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.

This wretched brain gave way, and I became a wreck at random driven, without one glimpse of reason or heaven.

It's important to be heroic, ambitious, productive, efficient, creative, and progressive, but these qualities don't necessarily nurture soul. The soul has different concerns, of equal value: downtime for reflection, conversation, and reverie; beauty that is captivating and pleasuring; relatedness to the environs and to people; and any animal’s rhythm of rest and activity.