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of others, to speak of truth and love. What an amazing world it would be if we all simply spoke of truth and love. No one would believe lies. We would simply live true to ourselves and true to others. The mind is a fertile ground where seeds are consistently being planted. You plant a seed — a thought, and it grows. Choose to plant seeds of love, prosperity, fulfillment, abundance, peace, and happiness.</p><p id="b6a2">When you are impeccable with your word, you use your word in the direction of truth and love.</p><h2 id="d80b">2. Don’t Take Anything Personal</h2><p id="81f1">Nothing other people do or say is because of you. They may manipulate you, they may criticize you, they may abuse you. But you must never take it personally. Taking things personally leads to pointless suffering. Countless people are walking around spreading lies. They spread lies and other people believe their lies. When you take nothing personally you become immune to the attacks of petty people. The emotional garbage they try to inflict on you, won’t affect you. Instead, think big and feel sorry for these petty attackers. For they don’t know what they do. Furthermore, if you were to take their emotional poison personally would you be agreeing with whatever was said? For example, If someone walked up to you one day and called you an idiot and you believed it, their emotional poison would travel through you and make you believe something untruthful. Nothing other people do is because of you it’s because of themselves. Everyone views the world from different perspectives. They live in a world completely different than ours. People will try to send emotional poison your way, and if you take it personally, then that poison becomes yours. Furtherly, the opinions you have about yourself aren’t always true. You don’t need to take every thought you have about yourself personally. Thoughts can come from anywhere. They can come from another reality in which there are living beings very similar to the human mind. You have the right to believe the voices in your head or not. Over time, I’m sure you’ll be able to tell which thoughts you have are true or false. There’s an abundance of freedom that comes from not taking things personally. The whole world could lie and gossip about you and if you don’t believe what they say, you are immune to their foolishness.</p><h2 id="fefb">3. Don’t Make Assumptions</h2><p id="40af">When you assume, you set yourself up for pointless suffering. Instead of making assumptions it is better to ask questions. Questions will help gain more information so that you set yourself up. The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth. This is why whenever we make assumptions we’re asking for problems. We make assumptions because we are afraid to ask for clarification. It’s better to have the courage to ask questions, than to make assumptions; assumptions set us up to believe lies. Don Miguel states, “making assumptions may lead to fights, difficulties, misunderstandings, and chaos.” As hu

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mans, we tend to be curious and because we don’t have all the answers we make assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don’t have the courage to ask questions. The key to stop making assumptions is to ask questions. Asking questions will help free you from pointless suffering.</p><h2 id="6d7a">4. Always Do Your Best</h2><p id="8172">Doing your best will gradually change over time. There will be times when your “best” consists of high quality and other times your “best” will be considered low quality. In other words, your best will be different from when you are healthy as opposed to when you are sick. When you are intoxicated as opposed to when you are sober. In your everyday moods, your best can change from one moment to another. When you overdo things, you waste energy and deplete yourself, and it then takes you longer to reach your goal. Yet when you do your best you won’t suffer from any self-blame that may cause guilt. You will know that you gave it your best shot, that you gave it all you had. Doing your best makes you more productive. You get more done, and you begin to reap results. Simply doing your best will boost your confidence. You’ll be shocked by all you have accomplished. Don’t be too worried about the future, keep your attention on today, and stay in the moment. Just live one day at a time, today is the start of a new beginning!</p><h2 id="f8ce">Thanks for reading!</h2><p id="f7f6">If you found this summary insightful, click the link below to purchase “The Four Agreements” today!</p><figure id="9af6"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*[email protected]"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div id="a406" class="link-block"> <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-four-agreements/id364290050"> <div> <div> <h2>‎The Four Agreements</h2> <div><h3>In The Four Agreements, bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of…</h3></div> <div><p>books.apple.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*KXrZBOzPk0cEm_Kr.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="6110" class="link-block"> <a href="https://a.co/d/4TJmzQ2"> <div> <div> <h2>The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)</h2> <div><h3>The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) [Don Miguel Ruiz] on Amazon.com.…</h3></div> <div><p>a.co</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*fwXjjNvm4McuN8mt.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="c7cc"><i>Follow for more ❤️</i></p></article></body>

Written By: Don Miguel Ruiz

You are in for a spiritual awakening. When I first discovered “The Four Agreements” I didn’t know how deeply this book would affect my life. After she read “The Four Agreements” Oprah Winfrey states, “This book by Don Miguel Ruiz, simple yet so powerful, has made a tremendous difference in how I think and act in every encounter.” The Toltec wisdom is a wisdom that has been passed down for many years to come. Don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of our joy and create pointless suffering. “The Four Agreements” offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives into a new experience of freedom, happiness, and love.

Before reading The Four Agreements, I had a lot of emotional turmoil cluttered within me. I was lost, confused, and believing a lot of lies. These lies led to self-limiting beliefs, which left me insecure. I didn’t know what to believe but I knew I was desperate for answers. I consider myself lucky for stumbling across this book. It inspired me and helped me understand the truth. The truth will set you free. His book helped me see the light that shines within us all. When we look at one another we see life. It is certainly a blessing to be alive. To wake up every morning to another day of this glorious life.

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1. Be Impeccable with Your Word

The first agreement is to be Impeccable with your word. To be Impeccable means to be without sin. In terms of the Toltecs, “A sin is anything you do that goes against yourself” such as lying, blaming, and judging. In this chapter, Don states, “Your word is the power you have to create. The word is a force.” It is the power you have to express yourself, to communicate, to think, and to create the events in your life.” In truth, you can use your word to create the most beautiful dream or use your word to destroy everything around you. It can enslave you or set you free.

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Many years ago, a man named Adolf Hitler used his word to deceive many people around the globe. He spoke ill of Jewish people. Which infected many into believing these vicious lies. Millions of Jews were slain in the arms of a man who used his word to spread lies and hate. He led his country into war with the power of his word. He convinced the Nazis to commit the most atrocious acts of violence.

Countless people around the world spread hate by gossiping about others. They use the word to curse, blame, find guilt, to destroy. To express anger, jealousy, and hate. To spread the emotional poison. Instead, use the word to speak of the good of others, to speak of truth and love. What an amazing world it would be if we all simply spoke of truth and love. No one would believe lies. We would simply live true to ourselves and true to others. The mind is a fertile ground where seeds are consistently being planted. You plant a seed — a thought, and it grows. Choose to plant seeds of love, prosperity, fulfillment, abundance, peace, and happiness.

When you are impeccable with your word, you use your word in the direction of truth and love.

2. Don’t Take Anything Personal

Nothing other people do or say is because of you. They may manipulate you, they may criticize you, they may abuse you. But you must never take it personally. Taking things personally leads to pointless suffering. Countless people are walking around spreading lies. They spread lies and other people believe their lies. When you take nothing personally you become immune to the attacks of petty people. The emotional garbage they try to inflict on you, won’t affect you. Instead, think big and feel sorry for these petty attackers. For they don’t know what they do. Furthermore, if you were to take their emotional poison personally would you be agreeing with whatever was said? For example, If someone walked up to you one day and called you an idiot and you believed it, their emotional poison would travel through you and make you believe something untruthful. Nothing other people do is because of you it’s because of themselves. Everyone views the world from different perspectives. They live in a world completely different than ours. People will try to send emotional poison your way, and if you take it personally, then that poison becomes yours. Furtherly, the opinions you have about yourself aren’t always true. You don’t need to take every thought you have about yourself personally. Thoughts can come from anywhere. They can come from another reality in which there are living beings very similar to the human mind. You have the right to believe the voices in your head or not. Over time, I’m sure you’ll be able to tell which thoughts you have are true or false. There’s an abundance of freedom that comes from not taking things personally. The whole world could lie and gossip about you and if you don’t believe what they say, you are immune to their foolishness.

3. Don’t Make Assumptions

When you assume, you set yourself up for pointless suffering. Instead of making assumptions it is better to ask questions. Questions will help gain more information so that you set yourself up. The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth. This is why whenever we make assumptions we’re asking for problems. We make assumptions because we are afraid to ask for clarification. It’s better to have the courage to ask questions, than to make assumptions; assumptions set us up to believe lies. Don Miguel states, “making assumptions may lead to fights, difficulties, misunderstandings, and chaos.” As humans, we tend to be curious and because we don’t have all the answers we make assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don’t have the courage to ask questions. The key to stop making assumptions is to ask questions. Asking questions will help free you from pointless suffering.

4. Always Do Your Best

Doing your best will gradually change over time. There will be times when your “best” consists of high quality and other times your “best” will be considered low quality. In other words, your best will be different from when you are healthy as opposed to when you are sick. When you are intoxicated as opposed to when you are sober. In your everyday moods, your best can change from one moment to another. When you overdo things, you waste energy and deplete yourself, and it then takes you longer to reach your goal. Yet when you do your best you won’t suffer from any self-blame that may cause guilt. You will know that you gave it your best shot, that you gave it all you had. Doing your best makes you more productive. You get more done, and you begin to reap results. Simply doing your best will boost your confidence. You’ll be shocked by all you have accomplished. Don’t be too worried about the future, keep your attention on today, and stay in the moment. Just live one day at a time, today is the start of a new beginning!