A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others,
is stronger than any physical force in the universe ~ Wayne Dyer ~
Nurture Yourself – Don’t make Assumptions
If you missed my previous two posts on the
Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz you can read
Nurture Yourself – Be Impeccable with Your Word
and Nurture Yourself – Don’t Take Anything Personally
by clicking on each title.
Do you judge others?
Are you snubbing your nose at the way another looks or lives their life?
It’s difficult to admit that we may have done this.
But, we all make assumptions about others based on our own beliefs and experiences.
With little thought, we continue with the assumptions and then believe them.
The story that follows says it best.
The Window from which We Look
A young couple moved into a new neighborhood.
Another couple, who resided across from them, was having breakfast the next morning.
The woman watched as her neighbor hung the wash outside.
“That laundry is not very clean,” she said.
“She doesn’t know how to wash correctly.
Perhaps, she needs better laundry soap.’
Her husband looked up from his newspaper, but remained silent.
Every time the neighbor would hang her wash out to dry,
The woman would make the same comments.
About one month later, the woman was surprised to see
nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband:
“Look, she has learned how to wash correctly.
I wonder who taught her this.”
The husband said, “I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows.”
And so it is with life.
What we see when watching others
depends on the purity of the window through which we look.
Namaste, Isadora
2015©isadoradelavega
Expression – Helen Jane Long
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The Four Agreements
The First Agreements : Be Impeccable with Your Word
The Second Agreement : Don’t take Anything Personally
The Third Agreement : Don’t make Assumptions
The Fourth Agreement : Always Do your Best
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March 30, 2015 at 7:27 pm
Great story, Issy. What a good lesson. 🙂
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March 29, 2015 at 1:31 pm
I love that story. Too many times I have caught myself making assumptions of different things. I wonder how many slipped by me unawares. A beautiful post with a wonderful message for all. 🙂 ❤
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March 28, 2015 at 5:07 am
A wonderful post and gentle reminder, Issy. I especially like the story as an example. It is so easy to fall into the trap of assumptions — even if it is only available in our minds/thoughts. Thank you for sharing with Nurturing Thursday! YOU are AWESOME! ❤ ❤ ❤
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March 27, 2015 at 7:27 pm
This is one of the best books that I have been reading. Some years ago but also a great author, one of my favorites 😀
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March 27, 2015 at 8:13 am
Love that story Isadora, some times we need to see the world with our eyes wide open. Not judge others and accept people for who they are.
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March 27, 2015 at 6:44 am
He cleaned the windows, that’s fab Issy!!!
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March 27, 2015 at 1:02 am
I had until recent, the four agreements in my kitchen black board to remind me of them. Amazing how many times I caught myself breaking one of them – mostly assumptions. Thanks for reminding me 🙂
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March 27, 2015 at 12:17 am
Great story! Though we’re always going to make assumptions of one sort or another, at least we can wash our mental windows regularly and become more aware of them!
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March 26, 2015 at 10:30 pm
Great post, Izzy! I read this book a few years ago. When I started noticing the assumptions I was making, I was taken aback. My goodness, they are sneaky little devils, aren’t they? But they sure do skew your way of thinking! Notice the assumptions, drop them, and the world takes on a very different hue–a kinder one. 🙂 ❤
Thanks for the reminder!
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