6. Reexamine Reexamine situation from vantage point of present. How did you grow as a result? Was there a hidden gift in going through experience? What did you learn from situation? Repeat until you can feel gratitude toward situation and other person.

7. Own What Happened Take responsibility for it and figure out how to prevent a similar situation from happening again. Answer following questions at length in your journal: How did you contribute to situation, specifically? What motivated you? What did you ignore or not communicate? How will you respond differently next time at each of key junctures?

8. Create Completion by Understanding Look at other person's motivations. You do not have to approve or agree. Simply understand. Answer following questions at length in your journal: What made his/her actions inevitable? Did he/she have a true choice? What would have had to be different in order for his/her actions to be different?

9. Repair Damage or Loss Actively repair damage or loss. If something of yours was taken, replace it with an item just as good or better. If you were emotionally hurt, give yourself kind of support, acknowledgement, and love you wanted from other person. Ask trusted others to provide you with emotional support you needed and did not get.

10. Talk to Spirit of Person Sometimes our relationships go so wrong and so much hurt is created that it is difficult to imagine person giving us understanding we need to get complete. In these cases, imagine having a conversation with person's spirit, attentively listening while you say everything you need to say. Even when person may not be able to hear you, their spirit always will. Repeat this process until you are complete.

These steps will help you put your past to rest. You will be ready to start working on attracting your ideal Mr. or Ms. Right -- figuring out and then breaking your relationship pattern.

Your Relationship Coach, Rinatta Paries www.WhatItTakes.com

(c) Rinatta Paries, 1998-2002. Do you know how to attract your ideal mate? Do you know how to build a fulfilling relationship, or how to reinvent yours to meet your needs? Relationship Coach Rinatta Paries can teach you skills and techniques to attract and sustain long-term, healthy partnerships. Visit www.WhatItTakes.com where you'll find quizzes, classes, advice and a free weekly ezine. Become a "true love magnet(tm)!"

Can you imagine everything you do in your life pouring from this purposeful vessel of your being- ness? Imagine everything you engage in from doing dishes to leading a board meeting as a direct expression of your life purpose. How would you feel?

Here are some questions to consider helping you begin to clarify YOUR life purpose.

1. Who are you deep down? What do you love and what makes your heart sing?

2. When you are engaged in life and you are at your best, who are you being underneath what you are doing?

3. What is your vision for yourself and what do you see possible?

4. What are your values, principals that guide your life?

In these simple yet powerful questions I discovered my being-ness. I now know who I am and why I’m here. I learned that deep sense of fulfillment, which we are all seeking, comes from just being me. Soon after I clarified my life purpose I had a powerful experience. I was driving down road on my way to pick up my daughter. I heard that old familiar thought pop up again, “who am I and why am I here?” I immediately became present to truth and beauty of my life purpose:

“A life on purpose is a life of courage, creative expression, conscious awareness and abundant possibility through authentic being and clear compassionate service and love.” My heart opened and tears came to my eyes…I realized I never had to ask myself that question again.

It’s your life…imagine possibilities.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Helaine Iris is a Certified Life Coach She works with individuals, entrepreneurs, professionals, and leaders who want more out of life. People, who want to lead successful, balanced lives filled with love, passion and purpose. Are you ready to take a step that could change your life? For a complimentary session visit her website http://www.pathofpurpose.com or call her 603-357-8546 or email her helaine@pathofpurpose.com