It`s easier to make changes when you`re not overwhelmed and can focus on one thing at a time. So just choose one deal per week for the next four weeks. For example, focus on manipulating and writing your word flawlessly for an entire week. Or focus on not taking things personally. It is very important to record what you observe, and I suggest doing it in small points. You can save it in your own journal or download and print this PDF. No judgment or comment. Just write down what you observe. If you keep reading what you`ve written, patterns will emerge. Ultimately, you`ll be more attuned to the areas of your life where you most often break each of the four chords.
Are you aware of all the distorted images you have about yourself? What are the images that others projected on you when you were a child? What have you agreed to believe in yourself? Consider all the agreements that tell you what you can and can`t do, what you can and can`t be, and what you can and can`t have. When you`re not connected, healthy relationships feel elusive. This book is a good place to start because each agreement is specific, tangible and actionable. If you dedicate yourself to these four agreements, your relationships will improve. Absolute. They help correct many common mistakes: if you`ve already read it, you know its power, and I encourage you to read it again. Every time I take it, I discover something new. When you`re there for the first time, get ready for important moments for light bulbs! Healthy relationships build on these agreements.
The four chords are simple but powerful. All you have to do is put them into practice consistently. Here are three things to start with: It`s important to remember that adopting all four agreements requires practice. We are so used to taking things personally, chatting and making assumptions – our brain needs practice to change our behavior. Give yourself some grace and be patient. Don`t judge yourself when you start complaining to a team member. Recognize this and renew your commitment to your new agreements. Always give your best! The most important agreements are those you have made with yourself. In these agreements, you tell yourself who you are, how you feel, what you believe, and how to behave. 8.
The four agreements seem to be common sense. Do you find it easy or difficult to put these agreements into practice? Has the practice of one or more of the Four Agreements changed your life? The purpose of consciousness is to observe without judgment. This last part is very important because it is about NOT fighting for what “seems” to break the agreements. It is of no use and only distracts you from what is going on inside. It may seem so important to the world (and to you) to see yourself as perfect, but it`s impossible to support it. The goal is not perfection. The goal is never perfection. We are imperfect people doing our best, and the latest deal comes to that point. To gain your freedom and become a modern Toltec spiritual warrior, an artist of the mind, internalize these four chords. You will free yourself from the conditioning of your childhood and culture.
It`s the greatest gift you can give yourself, a chance to let go of suffering forever and always make the decision to be happy. This, in turn, becomes your gift to the world. From this place within yourself you will find freedom. It depends on where you look at it, the four chords are very simple and at the same time very deeply expressed. In the next four articles, I`ll break down each chord and explain what it is, why it`s important, and how I`ve applied it to my life. All four are the key to a healthy relationship and a happier life. My hope for you is that you will begin to notice the effects of how you keep and break every agreement in your daily life. But by following the four chords, we are able to change our thought patterns, become more confident, and see what is really possible. It takes constant practice and concentration to slow down and notice how we are and who we are in the way we show ourselves to others and to ourselves in life. As simple as they may seem, these four chords are a lifelong job, with two steps back for three steps forward. But even if it is practiced imperfectly, the effect is still nothing less than transformative. Commit to always doing your best and giving yourself a “break and reset” if necessary to regroup.
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