THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
~ Toltec Wisdom by Don Miguel Ruiz
BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD - Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth & love.
DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY - Nothing others do is because of you. What others say & do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions & actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS - Find the courage to ask questions & to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness & drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST - Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
"Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery" Robert Ingersoll 1833-1899
The World
in which you were born
is just one model
of reality.
OTHER CULTURES
ARE NOT
FAILED ATTEMPTS
AT BEING YOU
they are unique
manifestations
of the human spirit.
We are defined not only by what we create , but what we refuse to destroy.
The most violent element in society is ignorance. Emma Goldman
Fix democracy in this country first!
"Man's greatest misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thoughts, when he wants to." ~ Paul Valery
“Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends.†Shaw