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

All human actions are an attempt to meet needs.

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.

Always listen to what people need rather than what they are thinking about us.

Often, instead of offering empathy, we have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling.

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.

Regardless of our many differences, we all have the same needs. What differs is the strategy for fulfilling these needs.