Always hear the 'Yes' in the 'No'.

Nonviolent Communication shows us a way of being very honest, but without any criticism, without any insults, without any put-downs, without any intellectual diagnosis implying wrongness.

An important aspect of self-compassion is to be able to empathically hold both parts of ourselves-the self that regrets a past action and the self that took the action in the first place.

We are this divine energy. It's not something we have to attain. We just have to realize it, to be present to it.

The intention behind the protective use of force is to prevent injury, never to punish or to cause individuals to suffer, repent or change.

At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled.

NVC suggests behind every action, however ineffective, tragic, violent, or abhorrent to us, is an attempt to meet a need.