The Second Agreement: “Don’t Take Anything Personally” – July 11, 2021

Loving greetings to you as we commemorate the significance of America’s freedom when on this very day in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. May our hearts be filled with gratitude and joy as we acknowledge that each of us has been endowed by Spirit with all that is needed to contribute to the creation of a peace-filled, compassionate and enlightened society. And let us continue in a direction of worldwide healing as we include our entire global family in our daily prayers.

Throughout the events of the last year up to this current moment, we’ve been given many opportunities to think about our individual relationship to freedom and how we define and express it in our lives. And that is why this month’s theme is “The Spiritual Importance of Agreements,” during which we will focus on the timeless universal principles of individual freedom as described by Don Miguel Ruiz in his spiritual classic, The Four Agreements.

The July 11, 2021 topic is The Second Agreement: “Don’t Take Anything Personally.” Our attachment to our self-image causes us to take things personally. But this mental habit pattern isn’t etched in our Higher Self; it’s a product of the conditioned ego. As we spiritually mature, we can actually cultivate a sense of humor about the inner dialogue we have with ourselves about ourselves, along with the input we receive from others that ruffle the ego’s feathers. We all need to practice this one!

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