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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, February 20th, 2025 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Our power of creation is the word. The word is the most powerful tool that humans possess. It is the tool of magic. The word creates the light, and because the light is the messenger of Life, the word IS … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Imagine how you would speak to someone whom you love and respect immensely. If you have a pet dog or cat that you love and adore, how do you speak to your animal friend? Now consider how you speak to … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 28th, 2023 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Many times there are things in our lives that we don’t like, that we want to change, but we make the same mistakes, the same choices, expecting that the result will be different. Well, it will not be different. The … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, August 28th, 2020 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Life is what is happening; death is what is not happening. A moment after something happens, it is already dead. Whatever happened to us as a child, in school, with friends, in love relationships – whatever was true thirty years … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 28th, 2019 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“When we understand that evil is nothing but a disease of the human mind, we understand why human societies are the way they are, why there is all the injustice, violence, and war. We have ingested Parasites in the form … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“We say that humans have free will, but this is hardly true. Our will is controlled by the dream of the planet; our attention is hooked by the outside dream, and we follow the will of the outside. In the … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, September 11th, 2017 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“As children, we never chose what to believe or not to believe. We didn’t choose our religion or moral values, or any concept at all. But we agreed with these beliefs, and once we agreed, it was stored in our … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 7th, 2017 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“When you are a child and your mother says, “You are never going to learn to dance,” if you agree with her, then that’s it—you are never going to learn to dance. Even if your reasoning mind says, “I don’t … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“The problem is that you think too much. You are way too smart. Think, think, think. Your mind is like a wild horse that takes you wherever it wants to take you. You have no control over all that thinking, … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“You don’t have the right to try to fix other people’s points of view. You don’t need to be right and make them wrong because of what you believe. They have the right to suffer if that’s what they want … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Everybody around you is a mirror that is going to reflect your wounds. Whoever comes and lets you know where your wounds are is doing you a big favor. That person is putting your attention on the place where you … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“During all the education we receive, which means all the knowledge that is programmed in our mind, we create the concept of the I Am. Everything we believe we are, everything we know about how to be a human is … Continue reading
Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 31st, 2014 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Our power of creation is the word. The word is the most powerful tool that humans possess. It is the tool of magic. The word creates the light, and because the light is the messenger of Life, the word IS … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 22nd, 2013 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE FOUR AGREEMENTS COMPANION BOOK
“Imagine how you would speak to someone whom you love and respect immensely. If you have a pet dog or cat that you love and adore, how do you speak to your animal friend? Now consider how you speak to … Continue reading