Our survival as a species depends on our ability to recognize that our well-being and the well-being of others are in fact one and the same.

The more we use words that in any way imply criticism, the more difficult it is for people to stay connected to the beauty within themselves.

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

The first step in healing is to put the focus on what's alive now, not what happened in the past.

You're going to lose it when you follow the world "feel" with the words "because I think". Any time you are thinking, your chance of getting what you need is greatly decreased, especially when you follow the word "think" with the word "you". I predict you won't only not get heard, but I predict a defensive aggressive reaction.

To be able to hear our own feelings and needs and to empathize with them can free us from depression.

Postpone result/solution thinking until later; it's through connection that solutions materialize - empathy before education.