The most important use of NVC may be in developing self-compassion.

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.

To practice the process of conflict resolution, we must completely abandon the goal of getting people to do what we want.

Please do as I requested, only if you can do so with the joy of a little child feeding a hungry duck. Please do not do as I request if there is any taint of fear of punishment if you don't. Please do not do as I request to buy my love, that, is hoping that I will love you more if you do. Please do not do as I request if you will feel guilty if you don't. Please do not do as I request if you will feel shameful. And certainly do not do as I request out of any sense of duty or obligation.

Fear of corporal punishment obscures children's awareness of the compassion underlying the parent's demands.

Enemy images are the main reason conflicts don't get resolved.

Never hear what a jackal-speaking person thinks, especially what they think about you.