Every message, regardless of form or content, is an expression of a need.

Don't get addicted to your requests. Your objective is needs, not requests. Because then it becomes a demand.

When our communication supports compassionate giving and receiving, happiness replaces violence and grieving.

NVC requires us to be continually conscious of the beauty within ourselves and other people.

We are responsible for what we hear other people say and for how we act.

Compliments and praise, for their part, are tragic expressions of fulfilled needs

When we focus on clarifying what is being observed, felt, and needed rather than on diagnosing and judging, we discover the depth of our own compassion.