Empathizing with someone's 'no' protects us from taking it personally.

Empathy: Emptying our mind and listening with our whole being

What all the basic religions are saying is this: Don't do anything that isn't play.

Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer.

Children need far more than basic skills in reading, writing, and math, as important as those might be. Children also need to learn how to think for themselves, how to find meaning in what they learn, and how to work and live together.

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

Once you have access to key people in an organization, if you go into a meeting with enemy images of those people - then you are not going to connect.