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Marshall B. Rosenberg

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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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When we focus on clarifying what is being observed, felt, and needed rather than on diagnosing and judging, we discover the depth of our own compassion.
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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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I never have to worry about another person's response, only how I react to what they say.
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We are designed for Giving
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We only feel dehumanized when we get trapped in the derogatory images of other people or thoughts of wrongness about ourselves.
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Regardless of our many differences, we all have the same needs. What differs is the strategy for fulfilling these needs.
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Intellectual understanding blocks empathy.
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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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Don't get addicted to your requests. Your objective is needs, not requests. Because then it becomes a demand.
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When we judge others we contribute to violence.
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When you need empathy, you cannot give empathy.
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With empathy, I'm fully with them, not full of them — that's sympathy.
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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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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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Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion.
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If we ask two questions, we will see that punishment never works. First: What do we want the other person to do? Second: What do we want the other person's reasons to be for doing as we request?
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People heal from their pain when they have an authentic connection with another human being.
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If the other persons behavior is not in harmony with my own needs, the more I empathize with them and their needs, the more likely I am to get me own needs met.
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