A difficult message to hear is an opportunity to enrich someone's life. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Blaming and punishing others are superficial expressions of anger. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
What all the basic religions are saying is this: Don't do anything that isn't play. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I never have to worry about another person's response, only how I react to what they say. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
With every choice you make, be conscious of what need it serves. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Empathy: Emptying our mind and listening with our whole being — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Most of us live in a Jackal world where we take turns using the other person as a waste basket for our… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
NVC is interested in learning that is motivated by reverence for life, by a desire to learn skills, to contribute better to… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
In NVC, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Once you can clearly describe what you are reacting to, free of your interpretation or evaluation of it, other people are less… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
We want to take action out of the desire to contribute to life rather than out of fear, guilt, shame, or obligation. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The only time a message (label) can scare us is if we think there is such a thing, and that such a… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
While we may not consider the way we talk to be 'violent,' our words often lead to hurt and pain, whether for… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
You can't make your kids do anything. All you can do is make them wish they had. And then, they will make… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Natural Giving: Anything we do in life which is not out of that energy, we pay for and everybody else pays for.… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Needs are never conflicting. When we say that, we are only saying that at the moment we aren't seeing how both needs… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
NVC enhances inner communication by helping us translate negative internal messages into feelings and needs. Our ability to distinguish our own feelings… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The number one reason that we don't get our needs met, we don't express them. We express judgments. If we do express… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
When you are in a jackal environment, never give them the power to submit or rebel. We want to teach this to… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Before we tackle the gangs and the basic story, we have to make sure that we have liberated ourselves from how we… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I try never to hear what another person thinks of me. I enjoy life a lot more when I spend as little… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
When we express our needs indirectly through the use of evaluations, interpretations, and images, others are likely to hear criticism. When people… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
NVC is a way of keeping our consciousness tuned in moment by moment to the beauty within ourselves. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The key to fostering connection in the face of a 'no' is always hearing 'yes' to something else. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
They have most likely said it because they have an unmet need. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Empathize, rather than put your "but" in the face of an angry person. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
What others do may be the stimulus of our feelings, but never the cause. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
People heal from their pain when they have an authentic connection with another human being. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Plans to exact retribution are never going to make us safer. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
NVC gives us tools and understanding to create a more peaceful state of mind. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
What I want in my life is compassion a flow between myself and others based on mutual giving from the heart. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Staying with empathy we allow speakers to touch deeper levels of themselves. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Often, instead of offering empathy, we have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
NVC is founded on language and communication skills that strengthen our ability to remain human, even under trying conditions. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
If you think ahead to what to say next - like how to fix it or make the person feel better - BOOM! Off… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Two questions help us see why we are unlikely to get what we want by using punishment... The first question is: What do I… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Everything we do is in service of our needs. When this one concept is applied to our view of others, we'll see that we… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
