My borrowed philosophy: The Four Agreements

Some years ago I stumbled across The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz. I can't recall if I heard an interview, read a book review or what, but it made a big impression on me and I adopted it as part of my philosophy.

Basically the four agreements (tenets) are:

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
2. Don't Take Anything Personally
3. Don't Make Assumptions
4. Always Do Your Best

You can read a short explanation of each agreement on the website Toltec Teachings of don Miguel and don Jose Luis Ruiz and, thanks to Google, that's what I did.

They struck a chord with me so copied them into my notebook and made a wee poster (Poster No 2 is currently stuck to my fridge door, No 1 disintegrated a few years back).

That's as far as I went until I found a cute little Wisdom from the Four Agreements mini book which now lives in my bedside drawer.

Over the years I've been tempted to read the full book but the four statements on their own have a lovely simplicity, don't you think? I'm a little scared that I might find something in the book that jars with me, and that would somehow ruin it for me. Sounds a bit silly but it's happened before when I found something I thought clicked with me.

I see there is now a Fifth Agreement. Check it out on Amazon.