The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements
After reading The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz I realized I’ve been living dreams of other people in my life and not my own. It was decided early on what I should do, what’s possible and what’s not. Starting at birth we are told what to think by our parents, schools, and church. Subconsciously, we have made agreements with them to live our life according to their rules. Don Miguel believes that these agreements are self-limiting and shares four agreements that if we adapt into our lives we will reach true peace and happiness. The book made so much sense to me, but the hard part is to actually commit to living out the four agreements. In short, the four agreements are listed below:
Be impeccable with your words. Speak with integrity and say what you mean. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. Avoid gossip and remember words do hurt.
Dictionary.com definition of impeccable is “incapable of sin” and a sin is something you do or believe that goes against you. At this point of my life I try to be nothing but the truth and I’ve learned from past experiences not to gossip about others because I understand the emotional power of words. This agreement states that one should speak with integrity and by being impeccable with yourself will in return reflect in your life and world around you.
I pride myself on usually keeping my word.
Don’t Take Anything Personally. Get over yourself - it’s not about you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
I remember a time in my life when someone said something about me and it meant more than what I thought and knew new to be true about myself. Over the years I’ve learned that what someone else thinks and/or says about me no longer matters. One day I woke up and I said to myself “I’m taking back
The Four Agreements
After reading The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz I realized I’ve been living dreams of other people in my life and not my own. It was decided early on what I should do, what’s possible and what’s not. Starting at birth we are told what to think by our parents, schools, and church. Subconsciously, we have made agreements with them to live our life according to their rules. Don Miguel believes that these agreements are self-limiting and shares four agreements that if we adapt into our lives we will reach true peace and happiness. The book made so much sense to me, but the hard part is to actually commit to living out the four agreements. In short, the four agreements are listed below:
Be impeccable with your words. Speak with integrity and say what you mean. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. Avoid gossip and remember words do hurt.
Dictionary.com definition of impeccable is “incapable of sin” and a sin is something you do or believe that goes against you. At this point of my life I try to be nothing but the truth and I’ve learned from past experiences not to gossip about others because I understand the emotional power of words. This agreement states that one should speak with integrity and by being impeccable with yourself will in return reflect in your life and world around you.
I pride myself on usually keeping my word.
Don’t Take Anything Personally. Get over yourself - it’s not about you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
I remember a time in my life when someone said something about me and it meant more than what I thought and knew new to be true about myself. Over the years I’ve learned that what someone else thinks and/or says about me no longer matters. One day I woke up and I said to myself “I’m taking back