The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by don Miguel Ruiz
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Web ID: 14376838It was okay. Not worth recommending IMO
After seeing this book appear in my social media feed dozens of times, I thought I would give it a chance thinking it could provide me with meaningful insight; something that would stick with me long after I finished the book. This was not the case. It was mostly rambling. It wasn’t deep like everyone made it seem. It was a very quick read, but I ended up feeling like I wasted time reading something with little to no substance. It might be a life changing book for those who lack the capacity of reaching deeper thoughts without being told how. No offense. Lol.
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Words of Wisdom and understanding of communication
This is my very favorite book. Every word is so true and it is so enlightening as to how we all think, communicate and perceive what is said! I think everyone should read this slowly and let what is says sink in. A patient that is a professor whom I have great respect for also agrees that it is amazing and would benefit everyone to read it and have a better understanding of communication and perception.
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Easy and meaningful read
I got through the entire book just fine until the very end when I read the last prayer, I cried lbs. I feel after reading the new agreements and where the current agreements stem from, that prayer made you feel like it’s time. It’s time to start enjoying life and being oh so appreciative of it.
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The Agreements are for You, not Others
I am very late to Don Miguel Ruiz's THE FOUR AGREEMENTS phenomena. I knew about the book from all the talk shows and online buzz. This is a quick read, but a meaningful one. The four agreements are basic: Be impeccable with your word, don't take things personally, don't assume, and do your best. What I found with these agreements and what you should get out them when you accomplish each one is that these agreements are for you and not anyone else. As a matter of fact, you should do these agreements to make yourself happy and not to please anyone else. This is a great message for all. This is a keeper book that I will reread when I need a boost. #CillasBookManiacs
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Powerful teachings!
I was given this book a few years ago and am now rereading it, and really trying to absorb these teachings. Each one of these agreements is significant in itself, and if adopted, I believe will create powerful shifts in how one interacts with others and how one can center themselves in any interactions with loved ones or complete strangers alike. Such a small book and so powerful.
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Life's Blueprint
The Four Agreements" by Miguel Ruiz has become a staple in my library. This book is among the few transformational books that have profoundly impacted me, alongside The Catholic Bible and The Art of Happiness. Without giving away any spoilers, I can only say that this book delves into the mental chaos that holds us back from truly living. The introduction may be challenging, but it's worth pushing through and setting aside any judgments. The concepts presented are not groundbreaking or revolutionary. They are practical, evident, and could even be considered common sense. However, they can be easily overlooked as we get caught up in the busyness of life. That's why reading this book brings these ideas to the forefront, where they are much needed. I highly recommend taking action, reading this book, and becoming the main protagonist of your own life!
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138 pages of incoherent religious rambling
This book describes four agreements to make with yourself: - be impeccable with your word - don’t take anything personally - don’t make assumptions - always do your best This book reads like the author read those 4 bullet points and then had nothing to add. The content of the book is like if you combined my grandmother’s unintelligible religious conspiracy theory rants with ai hallucination. It uses new age-y religious rambling and magical thinking and a little bit of argument from antiquity with the claim that it is of Toltec origin to try to back up the agreements, but in my case it just made me frustrated like I was stuck in the middle of one of my grandmother’s conspiracy theory rants. As for the core message of the chapter titles, I think for the right person, reading those four bullet points can be helpful, but each of those statements could also be very dangerous for the wrong person to be told. I think the best bet is to just not read this book, and instead look at the 4 agreements themselves (the chapter titles) and think about what that means to you and whether it would be healthy to make such an agreement.
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Everyone should read at least once
This book was just all-around great honestly, it questioned a lot of my thoughts and came to me at a great time I would say. This book is something that I want to start applying to my own life, to just get me to become a better version of myself. I also loved how the author never forced his agreements but he just gave great examples of how these agreements can help to grow you as a person. He also kept the same examples throughout which was just a cherry on top for me. -first agreement: be impeccable with your word. -second agreement: don’t take anything personally. -third agreement: don’t make assumptions -fourth agreement: always do your best -The masters to become Toltec: mastery of awareness, mastery of transformation, mastery of intent.
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