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Expressing our vulnerability can help resolve conflicts.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
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Enemy images are the main reason conflicts don't get resolved.
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When we express our needs indirectly through the use of evaluations, interpretations, and images, others are likely to hear criticism. When people hear anything that sounds like criticism, they tend to invest their energy in self-defense or counterattack. It's important that when we address somebody that we're clear what we want back.
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