The Four Agreements Selected Quotes IV

-When we really see other people as they are without taking it personally, we can never be hurt by what they say or do.
-If others say one thing, but do another, you are lying to yourself if you don't listen to their actions.
-Telling yourself the truth about it my hurt, but you don't need to be attached to the pain.
-If someone is not treating you with love and respect, it is a gift if they walk away from you.
-When you don't take the emotional poison, it becomes even worse in the sender, but not in you.
-You will only trust yourself to make responsible choices.
-You can choose to follow your heart always.
-The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth.
-It is always better to ask questions than to make an assumption, because assumptions set up us for suffering.
-If others change is because they want to change, not because you can change them.
-Real love is accepting other people the way they are without trying to change them. If we try to change them, this means we don't really like them.
-We have to be what we are, so we don't have to present a false image.
-The way to keep myself from making assumptions is to ask questions.