The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)

by Miguel Ruiz

That person tried to send poison to you and if you take it personally, then you take that poison and it becomes yours.

If you have the need to be abused, you will find it easy to be abused by others.

And this is why we have a fear of being ourselves around others. Because we think everyone else will judge us, victimize us, abuse us, and blame us as we do ourselves.

So even before others have a chance to reject us, we have already rejected