The spoken word
In the book The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz writes about how to live in joy by following four principles:
Be Impeccable with Your Word
Don’t Take Anything Personally
Don’t Make Assumptions
Always Do Your Best
It’s a simple four-item code, by which to live. Simple. Not necessarily easy.
For example, let’s take the first agreement – be impeccable with your word.
Not only is it about speaking honestly, this tenet is about understanding the power of words and how they can uplift or do great damage.
Transforming a thought into the spoken or written word is the beginning of manifestation. When you speak, you are creating.
Would you like to create an authentic, loving environment? Or are you ready to be responsible for creating a space of judgment and gossip?
The words we speak about ourselves can be the harshest. We put ourselves down or keep ourselves small to be liked.
Before the next time you say a bad word about yourself, replace yourself with your child or someone else you love dearly and want to protect, and ask yourself this: “Would I be okay if someone were talking about my loved one that way?”
If the answer is you would never let someone talk that way about your loved one, then think about the damage you’re doing to yourself.
Or to others. We live in a world of mirrors. We see what we believe, and we have to be careful what we put out — that energy will return right back to us.
It can be easy to get carried away in a group setting, when one person is talking about someone who’s not there, laying out frustrations or annoyances.
When we’re in it, we might not be able to see how hurtful it can be. But what if the subject matter were you? Not so joyful then.
When you separate yourself from “the other”, words can be flippant and even apathetic. Just remember, what you create with your words endures until you transmute it to create something else.
What will it be, impeccably?
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