Also, think about your intentionality - are you getting lost in the method? or coming from the intentionality, the purpose? You don't want to do the mechanics without the consciousness.

However impressed we may be with NVC concepts, it is only through practice and application that our lives are transformed.

We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry.

We do not look for compromise; rather, we seek to resolve the conflict to everyone's complete satisfaction.

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

Avoid 'shoulding' on others and yourself!

Violence in any form is a tragic expression of our unmet needs.