Keep in mind that other people's actions can never 'make' you feel any certain way. Feelings are your warning indicators.

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.

NVC is language, thoughts, communication skills and means of influence that serve my desire to do three things: 1) to liberate myself from cultural learning that is in conflict with how I want to live my life. 2) to empower myself to connect with myself and others in a way that makes compassionate giving natural. 3) to empower myself to create structures that support compassionate giving.

When we are in contact with our feelings and needs, we humans no longer make good slaves and underlings.

When we have our consciousness on needs, images come to us, naturally, of how to meet those needs.

Self-empathy in NVC means checking in with your own feelings and needs.

Most of us live in a Jackal world where we take turns using the other person as a waste basket for our words.