Recently this was a presentation at UU in Saranac Lake and thought it would be nice to post here.
The Four Agreements
by Don Miguel Ruiz
A set of principals to guide action, thoughts and
dreams.
The First agreement:
·
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.
The Second agreement:
·
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.
The Third agreement
· 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.
The Fourth agreement
·
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-judgement, self-abuse and regret.
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