NVC is a reminder; to focus our attention where we are most likely to get our needs met.

Empathy before education.

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.

Getting in touch with unmet needs is important to the healing process.

The kind of spirituality I value is one in which you get great joy out of contributing to life, not just sitting and meditating, although meditation is certainly valuable. But from meditation, from the resulting consciousness, I would like to see people in action creating the world they want to live in.

While we may not consider the way we talk to be 'violent,' our words often lead to hurt and pain, whether for others or for ourselves.

Get very clear about the kind of world we would like and then start living that way.