NVC requires us to be continually conscious of the beauty within ourselves and other people. Votes: 8
NVC is a way of keeping our consciousness tuned in moment by moment to the beauty within ourselves. Votes: 5
When we understand the needs that motivate our own and others behavior, we have no enemies. Votes: 0
Always hear the 'Yes' in the 'No'. Votes: 0
Never do anything that isn't play. Votes: 0
Anger can be a wonderful wake up call to help you understand what you need and what you value. Votes: 0
Empathy before education. Votes: 0
The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to. Votes: 0
All moralistic judgments, whether positive or negative, are tragic expressions of unmet needs. Votes: 0
Anger tells us we've disconnected from life. The purpose in anger is to use it to come back to life. Votes: 0
I don't think you can have an authentic connection when one person is diagnosing the other. Votes: 0
In our culture, most of us have been trained to ignore our own wants and to discount our needs. Votes: 0
It's harder to empathize with those who appear to possess more power, status, or resources. Votes: 0
It's never what people do that makes us angry; it's what we tell ourselves about what they did. Votes: 0
Let's shine the light of consciousness on places where we can hope to find what we are seeking. Votes: 0
Our goal is to create a quality of empathic connection that allows everyone's needs to be met. Votes: 0
People heal from their pain when they have an authentic connection with another human being. Votes: 0
The first step in healing is to put the focus on what's alive now, not what happened in the past. Votes: 0
The key to fostering connection in the face of a 'no' is always hearing 'yes' to something else. Votes: 0
Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs. Votes: 0
Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment. Votes: 0
We are dangerous when we are not conscious of our responsibility for how we behave, think, and feel. Votes: 0
We are designed for Giving Votes: 0
We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry. Votes: 0
We need empathy to give empathy. Votes: 0
When I recognize I've got anger, then I realize it's because I have a need that's not being met. Votes: 0