Everything we do is based on agreements we have made
- agreements with ourselves, with other people, with
God, with life. But the most important agreements
are the ones we make with ourselves. In these agreements
we tell ourselves who we are, how to behave, what
is possible, what is impossible. One single agreement
is not such a problem, but we have many agreements
that come from fear, deplete our energy, and diminish
our self-worth."
"In these agreements we tell ourselves
who we are, how to behave, what is possible, what is impossible."
In this powerful book that has remained
on The New York Times Bestseller
List for over eight years, don Miguel reveals
the source of self-limiting beliefs that
rob us of joy and create needless suffering.
When we are ready to change these agreements,
there are four deceptively simple, yet powerful
agreements that we can adopt as guiding
principles. The Four Agreements® offer a
powerful code of conduct that can rapidly
transform our lives to a new experience
of freedom, true happiness, and love.
UNCOMMON SENSE
Ellen DeGeneres talks to don Miguel Ruiz
Several years ago, Ellen DeGeneres picked up a slim volume by an unknown writer
named don Miguel Ruiz. He claimed his book, based on wisdom he'd learned from his
elders in Mexico, could change lives—and it did, including, in rather short order,
his own. So wowed was DeGeneres by The Four Agreements that she recommended it to
Oprah on the air.
Click here to read the full interview
The
Four Agreements®
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1. 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 and love.
2. Don't Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of 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.
3. Don't Make Assumptions
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 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.
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