At the root of every tantrum and power struggle are unmet needs.

With every choice you make, be conscious of what need it serves.

Intellectual understanding blocks empathy.

It's harder to empathize with those who appear to possess more power, status, or resources.

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

When we listen for feelings and needs - we can see that people who seem like monsters are simply human beings whose language and behavior sometimes keep us from seeing their humanness.

Plans to exact retribution are never going to make us safer.