Four Agreements - First Agreement - Be Impeccable with your Word

The first and perhaps the most important of THE"I¹m a failure," because that¹s using the word
FOUR AGREEMENTS are: BE IMPECCABLE WITHagainst ourselves. When we use the word to love and
YOUR WORDappreciate ourselves, we begin destroying the
One of the key messages I have received and wantagreements that make us suffer.
to transfer to you is about BEING your word...Who doExamples: Oh you don¹t look good today, are you
you say I AM. Jesus once asked his disciples, Who dosick? You look like you¹re coming down with
you say I AM. Whoever you say you are is who yousomething. If you agree with them, then you will get
create yourself to be!sick.
God answered the question by saying -- I AM THAT IWow, you look beautiful today, you look like
AM when the burning bush spoke to Moses - andyou¹re having a great day. If you agree with them,
each of us is defined by who we say we are.then you will have a great day.
It is vital that we ask continually - who am I being rightYour word can change your day. If it can change one
now? Who do I have to be to achieve what I want today, it can change two, 3, 4, weeks, years, etc. The
achieve or demonstrate more - whatever it is I desire?words you speak can change your life and
Our word is synonymous with our self-definition.other¹s.
Moreover, being impeccable with your word meansIf you are enmeshed in problems and you continually
you are very careful about what you say after youfocus on them, tell others about them and complain
say the words I AM in particular. We define our livesabout them, you will continue to be saturated in them.
by the way we see ourselves and we actuallyIt will deplete your personal power for solving your
SPEAK our lives into being by our self-definition.problems and keep you entangled in them. Your
One of the most powerful uses of our word is in whatpersonal power, personal energy will go where you put
we call Treatment or AFFIRMATIVE PRAYER. Thoseyour words and your attention.
who have been in class with me over the years haveSo being impeccable with our word is about what we
learned a lot about how I required IMPECCABILITYare declaring. Particularly, what we are declaring about
with the very wording of that prayer First, in beingourselves. Author Richard Bach wrote:
absolutely clear on your INTENTION and your purposeArgue for your limitations and they are yours.
- we get what we EXPECT not necessarily what weBe certain our words are words of Gratitude - for
desire or ask for. We are godlings - so what wewhat we complain about or what we give praise for -
speak is creative - So, we want to be sure we Sayis what we get more of....Whatever we focus on,
only what we mean.increases. Emmet Fox teaches the Golden Key-
What is the definition of Impeccable ­ "peccable"turning from whatever may appear to be the problem
from the Latin word "pecatus" which means, "sin."?or the challenge and focusing on TRUTH and GOD
"I'm" meaning "without." Impeccable meaning "withoutinstead. (much more on that in the future, I promise!)
sin." Ruiz writes: Religions talk about sin and sinners, butCome to know that there is a POWER for Good in
let us understand what it really means to sin. A sin isthe Universe and YOU can use it! Really, come to
anything that you do which goes against yourself.KNOW that you KNOW and that when you speak
Impeccable then means never going against ourselves.your word, the Whole Universe supports you...
We¹re impeccable with our word, when we sayThe most important Question you will ever answer
only things that are LOVE producing and LOVEaccording to Einstein is Is the Universe a Friendly
generated about ourselves and others -- never lie,place? Your answer to that will determine your life's
spread hateful gossip, or pollute our mentalexperiences.
atmosphere with thoughts like "I¹m stupid" or