Don’t Make Assumptions
Have you ever heard that silly saying about assuming? When you assume you make an ASS out of U and ME. (pardon my french) It came to mind often as I read the third agreement. The third agreement from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Four Agreements says “Don’t make assumptions. Find courage to ask questions and 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.” It is so easy to make assumptions. When a stranger says something rude, we assume he’s a jerk. When a friend forgets…
Don’t Take Anything Personally
Last week I wrote about the first agreement–be impeccable with your word. This week I read the second agreement and listened to the corresponding podcast. The second agreement is don’t take things 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.” This agreement can be a little bit more difficult to implement. But I like what Don Miguel Ruiz says right at the start of the chapter–if you take something personally, then it is probably be cause…
Be Impeccable with your Word
I’m slowly reading The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Mostly because a podcast I listen to did a read along, and I wanted to participate. She did one episode for each of the agreements. So I’m reading the chapter then listening to the podcast. I’ve only done the first agreement so far (that is why I say I’m slowly reading the book). The teachings in the book come from a practice handed down in an ancient southern Mexico society called the Toltec. The premise of the book is that we all have beliefs that we learn from the adults around us. As children we believe everything adults tell us.…
