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“Whether it’s two individuals, two groups, or two countries that have conflicts, and they begin the discussion with enemy images, telling the other person what’s wrong with them—the divorce courts — and the bombs — are never far away.”
Marshall Rosenberg

Those of us who are trained in NVC have received a gift that is of paramount value now; we can self-soothe with Self-empathy. Self-empathy is always the first step in a crisis; the method to create enough peace within ourselves so that Empathy for others becomes possible. Those of us who observed Marshall as he created peace from chaos and cooperation from hatred can replicate his remarkable results using Self-empathy and Empathy as he did. As we faced the realities in Washington on January 6th that were so shocking to many of us, we were simultaneously given an opportunity that is rare in The United States in previous years. If you have studied Nonviolent Communication® you are a trained peacemaker and now you have unlimited opportunities to practice with all the citizens who have long considered themselves disenfranchised from certain rights and privileges and isolated from those in power. Marshall considered empathetic people to be like giraffes, the land animal with the biggest heart; let us become his Giraffe Team.

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We use evaluations when:

1. We describe somebody using the verb “to be” without taking responsibility for our opinion or explaining where it came from. [Example: Sam is lazy]. [Example: Billy is ugly].
2. We describe somebody’s ability/inability without taking responsibility for our opinion or providing specific context. [Example: Sarah does not know how to write emails].
3. We use words that suggest judgment without providing specific context. [Example: Julie gossips]. [Example: They don’t work hard enough].
4. We imply that our opinions are the only possible interpretation. [Example: Josh does not know what he is doing].
5. We confuse prediction with certainty. [Example: Meghan will be late again.]
6. We generalize. [Example: Men don’t know how to show their feelings.]
7. We may express judgments through words like always, never, ever, whenever, seldom, often. [Example: Whenever I try talking to you, you avoid the conversation]. [Example: You are always criticizing me].

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Last week, during yoga practice, I heard a dog going ballistic somewhere in the nearby neighborhood. Its voice was full of fury and I imagined it lunging at the end of its leash or hurling itself against the fence trying to mangle something or someone else just out of reach.

Two recent, local events have raised the same emotions in me – alarm and fear. Both events are linked to issues about racist attitudes and policies. The first involves the school board and community groups seeking policy changes, where the level of heat between the parties is escalated and increasingly personal...

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Violent communication is communication that limits liberty, denies recognition of needs, diminishes the worth of a person, and/or blocks compassionate.

Violent communication is often the result of using manipulative or coercive language that induces fear, guilt, shame, praise, blame, duty, obligation, punishment, and/or reward.

Violent communication happens in speaking and listening (and in thinking, through self-talk or imagined conversations)...

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“That’s one way to create social change. Share what works for us, what makes our life richer without blasting the old paradigm, without calling them a bunch of bigots . . . tell what we like about our story, and how it’s enriched our life.”
Marshall Rosenberg

“Mourning is very important to do for sorrow, sadness, loss. Hours, days, weeks, years, whatever it takes. Let my feelings tell me when I’m through mourning.” -Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD.

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“The spirituality that we need to develop for social change is one that mobilizes us for social change. It doesn’t just enable us to sit there and enjoy the world no matter what. It creates a quality of energy that mobilizes us into action.”
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"People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they have not communicated with each other."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

Interdependence vs. Dependence/Independence
Interdependence, in a Nonviolent Communication process, assumes that each person is autonomous. It refers to a consciousness that values everyone’s needs equally, recognizes that all people have choices and are responsible for their actions, and focuses on abundance rather than scarcity. Autonomous people come together because they recognize that by doing so, they have more abundance and strength. This applies to intimate relationships, businesses, church groups—any people who come together to achieve a greater goal...

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