The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz

Another good book written by Don Miguel Ruiz, the master in the Toltec culture teach us four agreements. He said that we made in our life many agreements, but the most important agreements are the ones you made with yourself. These agreements will define your personality because you say who you are, what you feel, what you believe, how you behave.
So, if we want to live a life full of joy and fulfillment, we must break those agreements that are based on fear and embrace those agreements that comes from love.
Let's see the four agreements:


  1. BE IMPECCABILE WITH YOUR WORD

''Why your word ? Your word is the power that you have to create. What you dream, what you feel, and what you really are, will all be manifested through the word.''
'' The word is not just a sound, the word is force!''
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Don't use the word against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

2. DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY
''Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally. Nothing other people do is because of you. All people live in their own dream, in their own mind; there are in a completely different world from the one we live in. When we take something personally, we make the assumption that they know what is in our world, and we try to impose our world on their world. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be victim of needless suffering.''

3. DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
''The problem with assumptions is that we believe they are the truth. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

4. ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST 
''Your best will depend on whether you are feeling happy and wonderful, or upset, angry or jealous. Regardless of the quality, keep doing your best - no more and no less than your best. Under any circumstaces, if you simply do your best, you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret.''