This article was written as guide to where people should start when doing self improvement and personal transformation. This is all based on the workshop written by Rev Andre Brink for an addiction rehabilitation center.
First you have to look at where you are in your life right now. Start asking the questions. Remember, there are only question at this stage. Do not try to be a wise guy here and think you know all the answers, which is why you are where you are. First question;
1. How many of life's rules do you break? Cursing in the morning about the people around you not moving fast enough, everyone turns in front of you and don't look.
2. When things go wrong, who do you blame? Everyone knows how you feel about a certain issue and they go out of their way to do it differently. You did not ask for this. My partner is the reason for our divorce.
3. Why does everything happen to me, what have I done wrong? When I open my eyes there is trouble. Everyone hates me.
4. Arepeople always saying things that are not true about you? They say I am beautiful. They say I am good at what I am doing.
5. Do you always keep your word? People don't trust you anymore, they ask you the same question three times, and still it seems that they are not sure of your answer. They will look at you and ask the person next to you for help.
No need to answer any of the questions, just look and see if there is any truth in them. Should you be very honest with yourself you will notice how many of this strikes home. Now the question; what do you really what? This is your own truth, no one can supply you with the answer. Remember there is only one person that knows you well, and that person is you.
Are you ready to make an agreement with your self, about breaking the rules of life?
Let's see, agreement number one, from the author of The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz.
ALWAYS BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD.
This seems very straight forward. Do you shake a person's hand when making a deal and there is no written contract anymore; is your word your honour?
That is not what is meant by this statement.
Let's go back to where all modern languages started, not being too specific, but it all started with Latin. Let's look at the meaning of the word impeccable;
im without.
peccable sin to the self.
Now let's put it back together again, without sin to the self.
Now the whole agreement; always be without sin to the self with your word.
That now has an entirely different meaning. Ask yourself this, what are the good things people always say about you? Name three of these, and then you name three of the bad things people say about you. Are the bad things true? Is it truly who you have become? You see - the bad things you will agree with very quickly and the good things you will say yes, but you will take your time and will not totally agree, and that is where the sin to the self comes in. You do not think that you are as good as people say you are. The reasons here are vast, we all come from different backgrounds and cultures, you need to investigate the reason you don't see what others are seeing in you. You can get someone to guide you with this, should you not know how to go about it. This however, we normally know right away, but just never share it with others.
Let's do an analogy. In your minds eye see a window in a wall with a blinding bright light shining through it. That is how other people see you and what they say about you. By not living up to that light you are sinning against yourself. That is the sin of humanity, and it goes one step further. With your word, you cannot sin more than this. By not verbalising what you think of yourself, it will not manifest. If you cannot see the beauty in you, you will not see it in others. The word is the most powerful tool you use everyday. When you start saying what you think, the thought will manifest, and the manifestation will be who you have become, through your thoughts.
Listen at what others are saying and life the light that you are. We are all inherently good beings.
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