Do Your Best in Friendships
Courtney’s 4th entry in her blog series reviewing Don Miguel Ruiz’ “The Four Agreements” as applied to friendships.
Courtney’s 4th entry in her blog series reviewing Don Miguel Ruiz’ “The Four Agreements” as applied to friendships.
Self-care has become a popular phrase in our society. We’re supposed to take time for ourselves: take a bath with candles, eat healthy, get enough sleep, meditate.
When I first read The Four Agreements in 2017 and came across this phrase “Be impeccable with your word,” I figured I could skip ahead to the second agreement. I thought to myself, “I don’t lie. I’m honest and always tell the truth.” However, this agreement is much deeper than these concepts of lies, truths, and honesty.
Pain sucks so why not just try to get rid of it? As adults we have a lot of personal history, and some very well-trodden paths for dealing with the challenges we face. Those paths create the often-subconscious “stories” of our lives — the “why?” behind what we do
I’ve been thinking a lot about armor.
I am a cancer and we are well known for being a sensitive/ emotional bunch. And I’ve always identified heavily with that faction of my personality. But there’s another factor. The crab with the sensitive underbelly has a HARD exterior.