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When we are angry, killing people is too superficial.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

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Enemy images are the main reason conflicts don't get resolved.
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Once you have access to key people in an organization, if you go into a meeting with enemy images of those people - then you are not going to connect.
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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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You're going to lose it when you follow the world feel with the words because I think. Any time you are thinking, your chance of getting what you need is greatly decreased, especially when you follow the word think with the word you. I predict you won't only not get heard, but I predict a defensive aggressive reaction.
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The first step in healing is to put the focus on what's alive now, not what happened in the past.
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In our culture, most of us have been trained to ignore our own wants and to discount our needs.
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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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The punitive use of force tends to generate hostility and to reinforce resistance to the very behavior we are seeking.
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We are responsible for what we hear other people say and for how we act.
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In NVC, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests.
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The objective of Nonviolent Communication is not to change people and their behavior in order to get our way: it is to establish relationships based on honesty and empathy, which will eventually fulfill everyone's needs.
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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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Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.
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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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