4 Ways You’ll Know Your Friend is Actually Soul Family

By Ruth Anderson

Ruth Anderson describes how her blessed friendship is still so powerful that it can’t be anything but a soul family connection. So, can your best friend be part of your soul family?

When it’s not blood but soul energy that connects you, you’ll feel an extraordinary sense of closeness and love from the start. You’ll be able to sense what is going on with the other person from afar. Even after one of you passes on, your connection will be as strong as ever. Perhaps most importantly, your powerfully loving bond will fuel spiritual growth and an alignment with your soul’s purpose.

Soul-to-soul closeness from the start
How lucky I was to get to know and love Sylvia!  We taught together in an elementary school and I felt like we became family quickly in spite of, or maybe because of, our 23-year age difference.  I was in my late 20s and Sylvia was in her young 50s.

While I was recovering from my divorce, Sylvia became my best friend, my mother, my sister, my cheerleader and my travel partner. Sylvia’s husband Cliff also became a dear, dear friend and partner in crime.

Feeling the need to re-create my life in 1990, I moved closer to my biological family but my relationship with Sylvia remained as strong as ever. In fact, it only became stronger.

She and Cliff drove across the country to help me renovate my new home. What a great month we had, filled with laughter and very little sleep.

We made opportunities several times a year to travel together or spend extended time together at each other’s homes. My mantra was “Friends are Chosen Family,” and somehow Sylvia and Cliff felt even closer than the family I was born into.

Giving Thanks for our Thanksgivings
Thanksgivings, Sylvia flew my direction and we cooked Thanksgiving dinner together for approximately 25 friends and family members. I was the cook and she was my sous chef. We enjoyed this tradition together for several years, and it became one of my favorite times of the year. It was a time I knew for sure I could surround myself in the love and companionship of my dear friend.

As Sylvia got older, her role at Thanksgiving became more that of chief dishwasher or companion as I focused on the preparation and cooking. But it was all good!

Knowing from Afar
In December 2009 Cliff died unexpectedly from a heart attack. Having been married for 45 years, Sylvia was now thrust into widowhood, something she did not want to embrace. Our roles quickly shifted and I became her teacher, showing her how for example to cook or use the internet. I also became her escape when she just couldn’t stand to be in her home alone any more.

In November 2013, we learned that Sylvia’s brother was dying of cancer. She knew she needed to stay closer to home for Thanksgiving in case she needed to go be with him. Of course, I was crushed but I completely understood.

That Thanksgiving morning I woke having had the worst dream ever. In my dream, her sister-in-law Charlotte called me and told me that Sylvia was in the hospital and had an incurable illness and was dying.

I couldn’t shake the dread and sadness of that dream throughout our Thanksgiving day. I tried to call Sylvia a couple of times, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to reach her as she was spending the holiday at a relative’s house.

The next morning I received a call from her sister-in-law and was told that Sylvia had had a stroke at the Thanksgiving dinner table.  She was in the hospital. I immediately flew to be by her side and realized that the stroke was more massive than previously thought. Sylvia was transferred to a nursing home with complete paralysis of the left side of her body.

In my devastation and hopelessness, I was also stunned by the fact that I had received the news of Sylvia’s illness before the stroke happened.

I knew that I was truly connected to her, but I did not know this kind of communication was even a possibility.

As she tried to recover from the stroke, we were all saddened and frustrated that Sylvia wasn’t getting better. There was very little improvement, if any. But she never gave up hope. Ever.

Over the course of the next few months, I would return to my family and work and then fly out to spend time with Sylvia. I kept getting intuitive information about Sylvia’s health before the doctors would find the issue.  I heard that Sylvia was going to get pneumonia. I called her sister and asked for someone to please check Sylvia’s lungs.  Two days later I was informed that Sylvia had been diagnosed with pneumonia.
Then Sylvia started having issues with her stomach. She had contracted an infection in the nursing home from C difficile bacteria, an infection that is extremely contagious. Sylvia was sent to a local hospital as the nursing home could no longer treat her. Anyone visiting her had to gown up. I visited Sylvia for several extended weekends in the hospital. Her health continued to decline.

After three months of paralysis and illness, I was with Sylvia when her doctor came in and told her that she had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and would not be getting any better.  In fact, there were no treatments that she could survive that would add to the length of her life. The only thing left to do was try to make her comfortable.

After a valiant struggle, Sylvia passed away only three weeks after her cancer diagnosis. Her niece and I were by her side.

Your Golden Chord will be Unbroken
With Sylvia, I have never had a relationship where I felt such a strong connection.

Losing Sylvia physically was devastating, but since her passing five years ago, I can state that the connection to my dear friend is as strong as ever.

I was able to connect with Sylvia psychically even though we lived so far apart, and this connection remained even after her passing.

She has come to me in spirit many times. My heart has always known that she is connected to my heart chakra with a golden cord, and this was confirmed by another intuitive who could also see this.

This brings me such joy, as well as sweet tears to my eyes for an appreciation of a love I once thought I could never know.

Spiritual Teachings Come with Soul Family
Having Sylvia as soul family really made me want to learn more about spiritual connection and my role in it.

I have since devoted my time and energy to dwell in all things energy and have experienced a personal transformation that surprises me and those who know me well.  I have learned a lot about my soul purpose for this time in my body.

I have learned that my life to date has been leading up to my future of teaching, healing and soul-to-soul connection. I invite you to join me on my journey at Enlightenedworld.online.

About Dr. Ruth Anderson
Dr. Ruth Anderson is a lifelong student, teacher, international best-selling, award-winning author, and ordained minister. A retired public school administrator, Ruth devoted her retirement to making a difference in the spiritual lives of others. Her passion is to serve as a conduit between the spiritual and physical realms, sharing knowledge gained from direct experience, and educating others along the way.

Ruth is passionate about sharing energetic concepts and her experiences with the Spiritual Divinity. She sees her writing as an extension of the contract she has with Spirit to learn and share with others. She hosts a weekly radio show, Walking with Spirit on the International Angels Network and writes a recurring column for the Shelton Mason County Journal.

A spiritual counselor, Dr. Anderson provides individualized, transformational experiences creating connections with the Spiritual Divinity including Divine Mother, Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, and incorporating Holy Fire Reiki, and energy work.

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