NO is always a YES to something else.

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

We do not look for compromise; rather, we seek to resolve the conflict to everyone's complete satisfaction.

Upset? Ask yourself what this person does that is a trigger for judging them?

The spirituality that we need to develop for social change is one that mobilizes us for social change.

The number one reason that we don't get our needs met, we don't express them. We express judgments. If we do express needs, the number two reasons we don't our needs met, we don't make clear requests.

If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from the heart.