Ten Ways to Evolve Part 1

•Ten Ways to Evolve Part 2
by Rinatta PariesOver the past decade, I've worked with thousands of individuals seeking ways to improve their ability to attract their ideal mate. As a result, I've created a list of ten most commonly prescribed personal development steps I recommend for those wanting to attract and create their ideal relationship. Last week I shared the first half of the list. Today, we will round out the list with the last five personal development steps.Fortunately or unfortunately, the second half of...

•Ten Ways to Blow It in a Relationship
by Rinatta PariesWhat do you do when you've attracted a lovely person into your life and now you're terrified you're going to blow it? Or, terrified it's going to end?Arm yourself with the following strategies, and you're sure to blow it in a relationship right from the start.1. Assume the person is your soul mate immediately upon meeting or shortly thereafter. Look for signs that faith has brought you together and be amazed by the correlations in yourlives.2. Forget about your life, your...

•Five Ways to Improve Any Relationship
by Rinatta PariesWant to improve your relationships, both romantic and otherwise? Want to grow in intimacy and closeness with your friends, family, co-workers, your special someone? Then include the following five easy steps into your interactions with those important to you.1. Acknowledge the big and the little things.People want to be seen. They want their actions, attitudes, feelings and aspirations to be noticed and acknowledged. Become a person who notices.2. Give thanks and...

•Leave Your Needs at the Door
by Rinatta PariesA good relationship enriches and enhances your life. Whether you can attract and create an enriching relationship partly depends on what you think a relationship will do for you.There are two approaches to creating relationships. Some people want a relationship in order get their needs met. These individuals tend to have a long list of needs they are not meeting anywhere else, and want met when they connect with a partner. Unfortunately, approaching a relationship to get your...

•Five Ways to Refresh Your Relationship
by Rinatta PariesA relationship is like a delicate rose bush. If you care for it, it will bloom year after year with unsurpassed beauty. If you don't, you might end up with a dull, lifeless entity that is struggling to survive.Below are five ideas to keep your relationship in bloom for years to come.If you are single, read these tips with an eye on what you will want to do in a long-term relationship. If you are in a relationship, pick one or two of the five ideas and integratethem into your...

•Clarifying Who You Are Seeking
by Rinatta PariesPeople usually get what they want in one of two ways. Some people have vivid clarity about their desired outcome and it seems to magically materialize. Surely you know someone like this, or perhaps you are even one of these people. To learn more about how to attract an ideal mate in this way, read The Power of Unwavering Belief(http://www.whatittakes.com/Archive/Newsletter1to9/newsletter__7.shtml).Other people cannot create what they want as easily. They must first get clear...

•Ways to be Romantic
by Rinatta PariesRarely does Valentine's Day pass by without your notice. Even if you are single and think the day has no significance, the day will arrive and you will want a relationship more than usual. If you are in a relationship and Valentine's Day does not get celebrated, it will leave hurt and resentment in its wake.I invite you to think of Valentine's Day as Focus on Love Day, as opposed to Hurt About Lack of Love Day or Ignore Being Single Day.Below you will find ways to make your...

•Compassion Part 2
by Rinatta PariesHaving compassion toward others is a gift of connectedness you give yourself and a gift of presence you give others. While difficult to define, compassion is a way of being, and you will see the definition emerge among the three concepts presented here.1. Compassion involves seeing others as self.No matter how different others are, or how different their circumstances are from yours, we all want essentially the same things from life. We want happiness, satisfaction and love....

•Breaking Your Relationship Pattern Part 1
 by: Rinatta Paries When you were little, you looked up to your parents. You imitated their mannerisms, words, and actions as you learned about life by watching them. This applies to relationships as well - you leaned about relationships by watching them. Not all you learned about relationships came from your parents; your learning has continued throughout your life. But what you saw your parents do in relationships, how you interpreted what you saw, and how you felt about it, is the...

•The Soul Mate Debate
by Rinatta PariesAre you looking or waiting for your soul mate? Many singles spend a lot of energy and time waiting and searching for their soul mate. But are soul mates found or created?The notion of soul mates stems from the concepts of reincarnation and karma. Soul mates are defined as two souls reincarnating alongside each other over and over again, playing different roles to each other, such as lovers, adversaries, parent and child, victim and murderer, coworkers, etc. Some will argue...