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.

How I choose to look at any situation will greatly affect whether I have the power to change it or make matters worse.

If we want to make meetings productive, we need to keep track of those whose requests are on the table.

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

NVC enhances inner communication by helping us translate negative internal messages into feelings and needs. Our ability to distinguish our own feelings and needs and to empathize with them can free us from depression.

Social change involves helping people see new options for making life wonderful that are less costly to get needs met.

Unless we as social change agents come from a certain spirituality, we're likely to create more harm than good.