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

My anger tells me firstly that there's a need of mine that's not getting met.

The kind of spirituality I value is one in which you get great joy out of contributing to life, not just sitting and meditating, although meditation is certainly valuable. But from meditation, from the resulting consciousness, I would like to see people in action creating the world they want to live in.

We want to take action out of the desire to contribute to life rather than out of fear, guilt, shame, or obligation.

We can never make anyone do anything against their will without enormous consequences.

NVC is a reminder; to focus our attention where we are most likely to get our needs met.

NVC self-forgiveness: connecting with the need we were trying to meet when we took the action that we now regret.