Don Miguel Ruiz written Four Agreements book. The goal of the book to provide guidance to attain personal freedom: living with greater happiness, peace, and authenticity by freeing ourselves from self-limited thoughts snd beliefs. This book is written based on Toltec wisdom.
The four agreeements are:
- Be Impeccable with your word
- Speak with integrity, avoid using words to harm others or yourself, and express yourself honestly.
- Take responsiblity for your actions, but do not blame or judge yourself.
- Don’t take anything personally
- Understand that others’ words and actions are reflections of them not you.
- Don’t let others’ words and actions affect sense your self-worth.
- Don’t make assumptions
- Avoid interpreting others’ actions and thoughts without clarity
- Communicate openly to prevent misunderstandings
- Have courage to ask questions until you are as clear as you can be. Even then do not assume you know all there is to know about a given situation.
- Always do your best
- Do your best in any situation. (Whether you are sick or healthy, you can always do your best, the results may vary but mindset is the same.)
- Be kind to yourself when things don’t go as planned.