The word is a force you cannot see, but you can see the manifestation of that force, the expression of the word, which is your own life.
DON MIGUEL RUIZ
DON MIGUEL RUIZ
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Don Miguel Ruiz30 quotes“The word is a force you cannot see, but you can see the manifestation of that force, the expression of the word, which is your own life.”
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Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz I don’t know what I am. And it’s not important.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz I am here and I’m alive. That’s enough.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz In our development, as we grow throughout our lives, the structure of our beliefs becomes very complicated, and we make it even more complicated because we make the assumption that what we believe is the absolute truth.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Whatever you perceive, you always make a story with yourself as the main character, and that dictates your life. Then when you read ‘The Four Agreements’, you hear another voice beneath the story, the voice that comes from your integrity, your spirit.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Humans believe so many lies because we aren’t aware. We ignore the truth or we just don’t see the truth. When we are educated, we accumulate a lot of knowledge, and all that knowledge is just like a wall of fog that doesn’t allow us to perceive the truth, what really is.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Every human is an artist. And this is the main art that we have: the creation of our story.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz Be Skeptical, but learn to listen.
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