Talisha

“It is very interesting how the human mind works. We have the need to justify everything, to explain and understand everything, in order to feel safe. We have millions of questions that need answers because there are so many things that the reasoning mind cannot explain. It is not important if the answer is correct; just the answer itself makes us feel safe. This is why we make assumptions…We make all sorts of assumptions because we don’t have the courage to ask questions…We have agreed that it is not safe to ask questions; we have agreed that if people love us, they should know what we want or how we feel. When we believe something, we assume we are right about it to the point that we will destroy relationships in order to defend our position.”
― Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

“Consider how many times you have gossiped about the person you love the most to gain the support of others for your point of view. How many times have you hooked other people’s attention, and spread poison about your loved one in order to make your opinion right? Your opinion is nothing but your point of view. It is not necessarily true. Your opinion comes from your beliefs, your own ego, and your own dream. We create all this poison and spread it to others just so we can feel right about our own point of view.”
― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

“You have to trust yourself and choose to believe or not to believe what someone says to you.”
― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

“If others feel they have to change you, that means they really don't love you
just the way you are. So why be with someone if you're not the way he or she wants you to be?”
― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom