Sunday, January 16, 2011

Agreeing to Love Part 1

There are two books that make my top ten list. I have read these books several times. They are "The Four Agreements" and "Mastery of Love" by Miguel Ruiz.


We brought these two books into our boutique as part of our LOVE is in the AIR theme. You can choose either one of these books FREE with the purchase of one of our great W&W shirts or a snuggly pair of P.J.'s.

Several years ago when I was struggling to find answers to some of lifes tough questions concerning relationships and boundaries, these 2 books spoke volumes to me.


And the 4 Agreements are:
  • Be impeccable with your word--the first time I began to read this book, reading the first agreement was difficult. I was feeling overwhelmed with the incapacity to meet up, guilt filled me and I wanted to put the book down. I persisted and after having read into the second and third agreement things started to fit together like a puzzle and when the forth agreement came it was like a freedom to live life peacefully and more fully than I had ever known. However I must say it took several times of reading this book to free me of many conditional thoughts. There were many beliefs I had that kept my mind stuck.


  • Don't take anything personally--this is SO difficult to do because we all live through our own eyes, our own realities, therefore we have this innate tendency to make everything surround us...or be about us. When you can internalize this agreement, you will be free of the opinions and actions of others, and you will not be the victim of needless suffering.
 
  • Don't make assumptions--we as human beings have such a difficult time communicating true feelings, because of fear, time restraints, technology getting in the way. It makes it easy to assume. Making assumptions creates unnecessary and unwanted outcomes. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want.








  • Do your best--Keeping this agreement in mind can free you from self-judgment, self-abuse and regret because your best is going to change from moment to moment.


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