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

When we judge others we contribute to violence.

When we are in contact with our feelings and needs, we humans no longer make good slaves and underlings.

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

The punitive use of force tends to generate hostility and to reinforce resistance to the very behavior we are seeking.

My need is for safety, fun and to have distribution of resources, a sustainable life on the planet. NVC is a strategy that serves me to meet these needs.

Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs.