In the book The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz manages to sum up the secret to living peacefully into four simple statements. Be impeccable with your word. Don’t take anything personally. Don’t make any assumptions. Always do your best.
It is the last one that I find the most intriguing.
First, is it even possible to always do your best? It is, if you understand that your best will look different all of the time.
Just because you were able to do something yesterday doesn’t mean that it will look the same today. We always think that we should get better and do more but sometimes that just isn’t possible.
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