The Four Agreements
In his book The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz details what may appear at first to be four simple tenets for the spiritual warrior.
The first agreement is to “…Be Impeccable with Your Word.” Words are a potent power. Words can soothe and support or incite and ruin. It is a great challenge to master our use of words. Don Miguel states that… ”Being impeccable with your word is the correct use of your energy; it means to use your energy in the direction of truth and love for yourself.”
When we consistently show this honor and respect for ourselves, we will treat others in kind. This process is rooted in our thoughts. I invite you to become an active observer and editor of your thoughts; thoughts about yourself and others. When the emotions of fear, envy, hate, condemnation, lust, greed and gossip to name a few, dominate your thinking, it is not possible to be impeccable with your word.
Bringing the truth and love voice of our inner editor to our thought process will reduce our use of negative words. The integrity and power of our word can then be honored, even among our enemies.
