The key to fostering connection in the face of a 'no' is always hearing 'yes' to something else.
Marshall B. RosenbergLife-Enriching Education: an education that prepares children to learn throughout their lives, relate well to others, and themselves, be creative, flexible, and venturesome, and have empathy not only for their immediate kin but for all of humankind.
Marshall B. RosenbergWhen people hear needs, it provokes compassion. When people hear diagnoses, it provokes defensiveness and attack.
Marshall B. RosenbergHave you ever been surfing? Imagine you're on your surfboard now, waiting for the big one to come. Get ready to get carried with that energy. Now, here it comes. That's empathy. No words - just being with that energy. When I connect with what's alive in another person, I have feelings similar to when I'm surfing.
Marshall B. Rosenberg