In Don Miguel Ruiz’s book “The Four Agreements,” a Toltec Wisdom book, he describes us as having agreements with ourselves and others. Anything we accept as true, is an agreement we make with others and/or with ourselves. If we believe someone who speaks bad words against us, we are accepting it as a truth in agreement against ourselves and this is a sin. This sin begins with self-rejection in which is everything you feel, believe or say goes against yourself.
He talked about how animals only pay once for their mistakes, yet humans pay 1000’s of times. Our belief system is responsible for abusing ourselves as the judge and the victim. We ourselves are our worst judge and critic. Ruiz said: “The Word is a force you cannot see, yet you can see the manifestation of the force in your life. You know you’re using the word against yourself if you’re suffering with guilt, sadness or fear and using it impeccably if you’re happy.”
Being impeccable (sinless) with your word is the most difficult yet powerful agreement. Your word is God for “In the beginning was the word,” a gift from God. Through this word, we manifest everything through expressing creative power. All of our knowledge, everything you think, every opinion and every belief is created with the word. By using words, we create belief systems and entire life stories are made of words.
We use words with our thoughts; expressing feelings, opinions, ideas, remembering the past and imagining the future. Our very own personal life story is created by words. Your word is what you tell yourself, agree to accept as the truth, then believe. It’s a force that you have the power to create. Use your word as a beautiful story instead of misusing it and its force energy will be heavenly sinless.
Words give us the opportunity to create a better story. When you find yourself in thoughts that are troubling think out loud: “Is this true?” 95% of our beliefs are lies we believe and this is how we create drama. Instead of doubting yourself, doubt the lies. After each “untruth” is dispelled, it dispels the negative power and raises faith and good vibes.
Use your word to express truth in every thought, every action and every belief to create your best life story.
Graced with priceless experiences throughout my life:
joys, happiness and gains –
struggles, set-backs and pains,
and through it all –
I love the rain.
I read a quote about rain –
how it starts from a cloud and gathers together
until it returns back dispersed in many tiny pieces.
“Rain makes me feel less alone. All rain is, is a cloud falling apart, and pouring its shattered pieces down on top of you. It makes me feel good to know I’m not the only thing that falls apart. It makes me feel better to know other things in nature can shatter.” —Lone Alaskan Gypsy
It’s such a shame,
how there are so many people,
that aren’t seeing it so plain,
that you only have to go inside
to see a reflection of what’s outside.
We might get stressed and depressed
and need to expel our hell,
let it out and vent –
once it rains, it’s heaven sent.
Rainbows come from tears,
the soul cries out for years
but when the timing’s right,
it’s the most beautiful sight.
Talk Waves
As I sit here at a local restaurant in the village I live in, I notice again as I have so many times before how I truly love to hear people’s chatter. Being a water lover, I like to relate to just about everything to water. It’s very relaxing. I hear a chatter, a murmur and all the sounds coming together as one. To me it resembles the mesmerizing ocean waves that keep rolling up gently to the shore.
Listening to the chatter of people takes me back to the time when I was just a little girl in Germany sitting on a chair or bench with my late Father and his friends at a local cafe. The table they sat at was called a “Stammtisch” which means “rooted table.” I remember sitting there and listening to people just as I am doing now, except I’m not in Germany, my Dad has passed on and it’s 35 years later.
As an artist, I have many creative interests. Helping people learn about themselves and what possible creativity they can dig out and unleash in themselves is important to me. Of course it makes sense that I have a deep yearning to grow, to progress and to live up to my potential, but what does that really actually mean? Potential to me means when someone not only finds what they love doing, but is also actively creating the time needed and using it! The more we work on what’s in us, the closer we get to who we are.
…Waves…
When I hear a crowd of people,
I hear the ocean waves,
I hear their voices high and low
like tides throughout the bay.
I feel at home in the waves,
they keep me safe and soothe my soul,
I find comfort here with people
I do not even know –
but I am here with all of them,
as a part of a whole.
I believe that all of us can do so much more, and as the saying goes: “If you do what you’re meant to do, you will set the world on fire.”
“Alone, but yet together, we all depend on each other.” ~ E. Lang
When we assess what we do everyday by how much of it “does good,” perhaps tomorrow will be our second chance. Since life is but a passing flame, why not choose today? At the end of each day, write down some things you did that you did well/good (contribute to the common good), things you can do better and some things you need to work on. This will prepare you for the next day in a more aware and in-tuned way.
When we’re more “in-tuned” with ourselves, we’ll create better thoughts, be able to organize our lives more efficiently and make better decisions. These are the decisions that create positive results so that we can become amazing role models for others. To do this, one must have an open mind and most importantly faith. If we keep our focus on what connects us, believing in ourselves has to come from a belief in God first, because faith is authentic when it comes from our core. With faith coming from within, we will never be without.
I recently heard of a couple who witnessed something out of the norm at a wedding. The couple witnessed a pastor changing his approach to the Wedding ceremony. As so often the bride and groom are gazing into each others eyes with love and admiration, then the pastor asked them to look at their hands. He said that a marriage is not about what you see in each other, what you see is not what you get, because it’s what you DO in the years ahead that determines what you see in each others eyes.
Make a clear mental image of your best self, then use this self to guide your decisions in life. It’s easy to get caught up in the daily routine, deviate from your path and forget what truly drives you.
Be aware of your purpose, create your own mission and make sure it’s reflected in all you do in your daily life. This activates passion, hope and optimism.
Imagine your best self 10 years from now. What are you doing? Who is around you? What do your relationships look like?
Capture the most important elements from that image. Describe, draw, write and discuss it with a friend.
Analyze what you gathered. What does your ideal self reveal about you? What’s most important to you? Do you live your values or just talk about them?
We all have the potential to become our best selves. What you see is how you live, and what you think is how you live. How could you change your thinking to benefit others? Once you start changing your perspective, everything turns to gold.
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