Empathy before education.

Never question the beauty of what you are saying because someone reacts with pain, judgment, criticism. It just means they have not heard you.

Always hear the 'Yes' in the 'No'.

We need empathy to give empathy.

We are compassionate with ourselves when we are able to embrace all parts of ourselves and recognize the needs and values expressed by each part.

All moralistic judgments, whether positive or negative, are tragic expressions of unmet needs.

In our culture, most of us have been trained to ignore our own wants and to discount our needs.