The Four Agreements Always Do Your Best
When you do your best, you begin to accept yourself and detach yourself from the social dream. So what are the four agreements? The agreements refer to four promises that we must make to ourselves so as not to feel bound by the pressures of society, and most often we cling to ourselves. Knowledge of the Four Accords comes from a way of life prescribed by men and women of knowledge from southern Mexico and called Toltec. The book is clear in stating that Toltec knowledge is not a religion. It is most accurately described as a way of life characterized by easy access to happiness and love. Moreover, I do not intend to write this article, profess religious teachings, or approve of the Toltecs. My goal is simply to convey the practical application of the Four Chords to free ourselves from the pressures we often put inside and outside the studio. Today, I will do my best to speak my truth and manage my word impeccably. The purpose of these log requests is to increase your self-confidence so that you can catch up if you break agreements, which we all do. It`s not about being perfect, and it`s not about punishing yourself. Remember, with consciousness comes the choice to do things differently.
If you break an agreement, start again tomorrow and the next day. It will be difficult at first, but every day will be easier and easier until the day you discover that you have mastered your life with the Four Accords. And you`ll be surprised at how much your life has changed. I`ve read “The Four Accords” several times over the years, and I get something out of it every time. I haven`t mastered it, but I live its principles in my relationships with others, and I know there is no goal I`m trying to achieve. What I do know is that every time I force something or make an effort that drains me, it doesn`t lead to what I want. However, it took me a while to realize this, as I was a AAA type personality who was always doing too much and trying to be perfect. Just thinking about it is exhausting and I`m grateful that I don`t live there anymore. Throughout your life, you have practiced every moment to become who you think you are now. You practiced until it became automatic.
And when you start practicing something new, when you change what you think you are, your whole life is going to change. Thank you for this exercise. Over the past month, I`ve read your message, then read the relevant chapter, and then reread your message. I learned a lot. I also like the chapter on the path to freedom, and I keep thinking about the need to be aware and disciplined. Not the discipline of being perfect or doing the right thing or being tough or whatever, but “the discipline of being ourselves no matter what.” It`s really good because I want it so much that I`m just myself and that`s enough! And yet, I`ve always been so afraid of disappointing someone or being rejected or all those other things, and so I try to control how others see me all the time. And it`s exhausting and painful, and I don`t want to live like that. The new thing I`m telling myself is simply, “I`m going to be myself.” This is a principle that your parents and teachers have probably put in your mind since you were a small child. If you don`t practice “always do your best,” then you`re not living life to the best of your ability. You may miss opportunities and hinder your personal growth. Ultimately, if you don`t always do your best, you end up hurting yourself in the long run.
The Four Accords came into my life when I needed advice. I`ve always been myself – if I`m not number one, I`m nobody. It even reminds me of the most recent quote I read from Patricia Barker: “I like to tell my dancers that there is no excuse to lose.” I am not knocking on the door of the famous Mrs Barker, but I am knocking on the door of how society has conditioned us to think about winning and losing. This book made me understand that the standards I had created for myself were those made by society, and that to feel free, I had to create my own standards and make four promises of lasting happiness. By doing your best, habits of abusing your word, taking things personally, and making assumptions become weaker and less frequent over time, but don`t expect to always be able to be flawless with your word. Your routine habits are too strong and firmly anchored in your head. Do your best. Don`t expect to never take anything personally. But you can do your best.
Don`t expect to never make assumptions again. But you can certainly do your best. At some point, the time will come when the four chords will become a habit. You don`t even try. It`s automatic. It`s effortless. One day, you discover that you have mastered your life with the Four Accords. Can you imagine your life when these agreements become a habit? Instead of fighting conflicts and dramas, your whole life becomes very easy! How many times have we tried to exaggerate something in the studio? In this way, we exhaust our bodies and act against ourselves, further increasing the time it takes us to achieve our goals. I`m not saying, don`t be ambitious and work hard. You must learn from your mistakes; You need to keep practicing and get feedback on the results. But do YOUR best and enjoy the process; Don`t worry and don`t be afraid of the consequences.
Rewards are a possibility, but don`t bind yourself to those rewards. The fourth chord is the action of the first three that allows them to become habits. It is the agreement that asks you to do just enough, but not too much. Perfection is not the goal (it never is!). To do your best is to fall and get up. Every day from that day on, write the following in your journal to remind yourself of the agreements you have made with yourself: Always do your best, this is the agreement that anyone can make…