At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled.

NVC is interested in learning that is motivated by reverence for life, by a desire to learn skills, to contribute better to our own well-being and the well-being of others.

I try never to hear what another person thinks of me. I enjoy life a lot more when I spend as little time as possible hearing or thinking about what other people think about me. I go to the needs behind the thoughts. Then I'm in a different world.

As radical as it may seem, it is possible to do things only out of play. I believe that to the degree that we engage moment by moment in the playfulness of enriching life- motivated solely by the desire for its enrichment- to that degree are we being compassionate with ourselves.

As we learn to speak from the heart we are changing the habits of a lifetime.

The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.

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