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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

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I try to go to yoga two or three times a week. The instructor for early Wednesday runs an insurance/financial advising office outside of the studio, and is fond of bringing in the self-help/improvement kinds of things that can be made to work for both the business side of things as well as the yoga. This is how I first heard of The Four Agreements. I saw the book itself, and in need of retail therapy, I decided to see what the whole thing was […]

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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

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After a serious car accident nearly resulting in his death, author Don Miguel Ruiz left his life as a neurosurgeon to pursue the wisdom of his ancestors. The Four Agreements are the first in a line of books about his studies. This is my second read-through of The Four Agreements, and it won’t be my last. How such a short-read, can have such a tremendous impact is astounding. A few years ago, I lead a book club through The Four Agreements, and it took us over six weeks to get […]

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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

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Adriene Mishler of Yoga with Adriene fame directed me to this book, as it was on her suggested reading list. Because I want to be her I gave it a go. (That’s also how I found the previously-reviewed The Tree of Yoga). In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz passes along what he refers to as centuries-old Toltec wisdom. I’m not versed enough to know whether or not that is accurate, but I figured if this book has been a best-seller for a decade there […]

Four agreements: refreshing, enlightening, and hard

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This book seemed perfect for me: interested in metaphysical philosophy and highly recommended by my best friend, whose interest in spirituality and growth is similar to mine. It is written by Don Miguel Ruiz, a shaman, and concerns the ways we have constructed our own version of reality – and the four “agreements” we can make with ourselves to start living in a much healthier and happier world. Here are the “agreements”: Be impeccable with your word. Don’t take anything personally. Don’t make assumptions. Always […]



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