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With empathy, I'm fully with them, not full of them — that's sympathy.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

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Intellectual understanding blocks empathy.
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Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer.
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Punishment is the root of violence on our planet.
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We recognize that real educational reform is essential if today's and tomorrow's children are to live in a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.
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Punishment also includes judgmental labeling and the withholding of privileges.
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Blaming and punishing others are superficial expressions of anger.
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I try never to hear what another person thinks of me. I enjoy life a lot more when I spend as little time as possible hearing or thinking about what other people think about me. I go to the needs behind the thoughts. Then I'm in a different world.
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The number one rule of our training is empathy before education.
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Some people use NVC to respond compassionately to themselves, some to create greater depth in their personal relationships, and still others to build effective relationships at work or in the political arena. Worldwide, NVC is used to mediate disputes and conflicts at all levels.
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We need empathy to give empathy. When we sense ourselves being defensive or unable to empathize, we need to (a) stop, breathe, give ourselves empathy, (b) scream nonviolently, or (c) take time out.
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We are this divine energy. It's not something we have to attain. We just have to realize it, to be present to it.
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Also, think about your intentionality - are you getting lost in the method? or coming from the intentionality, the purpose? You don't want to do the mechanics without the consciousness.
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Anger can be a wonderful wake up call to help you understand what you need and what you value.
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Nonviolent Communication is a way of keeping our consciousness tuned in moment by moment to that beauty within ourselves and others, and not saying anything that we think might in any way tarnish people's consciousness of their own beauty.
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NVC is a reminder to focus our attention where we are most likely to get our needs met.
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