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A new perspective on life requires
a new mindset, a positive one.

Successful completion of steps one, two, and three will provide the space, guidance, and application to put you well
on your way to a fresh set of eyes. From there, step four should be fun! Once you decide to appreciate all that the
data conveys and embrace the good memories you shared with the person, you’ll recognize a certain level of
empowerment. And who doesn’t enjoy power, especially righteous power?

Choose to cherish everything surrounding you and that person and move on. Choose to appreciate that your meeting
was not by accident but for a reason. Choose to have a positive attitude. From here, you’ll be able to continue on
with step four: gratitude for the lessons learned, while taking personal responsibility where needed. If you get a
chance to speak to the other person, try following this thought process and communication pattern:

● Show your appreciation for what they did do right in the relationship
● Take personal responsibility for your part
● End with a positive reflection of the relationship

Here is an example of this.

Thank you for always leading us in prayer together. Thank you for always leading us to say, "I love you,"
at the close of each day. Thank you for all that you sacrificed for me: your time, your energy, your own
needs, emotions, and even your money. Thank you for the sweet moment when you showered me with love
and affection. Please forgive me for all that I did to bring you harm instead of good. That was never what I
wanted. You have been such a blessing to me.

If you do not get a chance to speak to them, or you feel you are not ready to, that is completely okay. You can still
do this exercise on your own. Simply use this format to write it out on a sheet of paper where you can read it as
many times as you need. It will help tremendously to see it on paper. Getting things out of our mind and heart often
helps a lot more than we think.

The effect is very powerful; don’t underestimate it.

— Step 5 —
Living Intentionally

Living intentionally is a spirit of resilience. In the words of Alexandre Dumas, “Life is a storm, my young friend.
You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do
when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do
mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you.”

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