NVC gives us tools and understanding to create a more peaceful state of mind.

When we listen for their feelings and needs, we no longer see people as monsters.

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

When people hear needs, it provokes compassion. When people hear diagnoses, it provokes defensiveness and attack.

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

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

Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.