Thursday, October 18, 2007

The Four Agreements summed up..

Here is a shorter version to the four agreements. #2 is one I REALLY,REALLY,REALLY need to work on.

The Four Agreements can be summed up as follows:

(1) Be Impeccable With Your Word. The broad scope of this concept is to avoid sin against yourself by what you think. Sinning against the self takes many forms: such as, putting yourself down, gossiping, or putting anybody else down because you don't agree with what they think. Actions and words need to be consistent as part of being impeccable with yourself. The other side of the coin is the smoky mirror concept. Ruiz makes the point that our perceptions of others are merely reflections of ourselves. Therefore, to put another down or project negative words or energy towards another person, is to lash out at the other person because of our own insecurities.

(2) Don't Take Anything Personally. There is an awful lot of negative energy out there and some of it is directed at us by other people. If you take it personally and take on the poison of another's words, it becomes a very negative agreement you have with yourself. What anybody thinks about you, or says about you, is really about them. Not taking it personally allows you to be in relationship with anyone and not get trapped in their stuff. This agreement can also pertain to things that we take personally that cause us to go into upset.

(3) Don't Make Assumptions. What we think we understand about what someone says, how someone looks at us, what someone means by what they do, etc, may often not reflect reality at all, and more often than not lead us to think badly of ourselves or of others, and reinforce not being impeccable with our word.

(4) Always Do Your Best. Your "best" is a variable thing from moment to moment. "When you do your best, you don't give the Judge the opportunity to find you guilty or to blame you.” You can always say, “I did my best." There are no regrets. The other key to doing your best revolves about being in action. "Action is about living fully. Inaction is the way that we deny life. Inaction is sitting in front of the television every day for years because you are afraid to be alive and to take the risk of expressing what you are. Expressing what you are is taking action. You can have many great ideas in your head, but what makes the difference is the action. Without action upon an idea, there will be no manifestation, no results, and no reward."

5 comments:

Laurie said...

Great job on your summary! Since you'd mentioned #1 the other day, I've been focusing ont that one again, even though I'm usually thinking about #2 - but man, when you tell yourself your going to eat clean, and then you lie to yourself -that's tough!

C2 said...

Tracy, these are great! I definitely need to get this book. I think I need to work on No. 3. Making assumptions, but I also need to work on No. 2. I think it has to do with ALWAYS looking for acceptance.

At any rate, LOTS to think about! :)

LY~

~ Elizabeth

Suzanne said...

Great book she gave us, dont you think??

Thank you for coming to TN and rooming with me!! I am so glad you were able to come and hang out!! I love you dearly, my friend. You will always be in my heart and a wonderful friend.

Love you much!

S.

Colorado Kid said...

Those are awesome.... I will have to add them to my already long list I created...

www.MichelleFit.com said...

I have that book on my nightstand (along with a bunch others -- I'm a book hog!) It's GREAT! I haven't looked at it in a while, so thanks for the wonderful reminder - I needed that :)