When you say to someone “Will you please (fill in the blank)?”, how delighted are you when receive a no in response? Your answer to this question is critical to the success of your relationships. When I say success, I mean how much you enjoy relating with other people.
Read MoreDo you ever find yourself avoiding someone? You don’t go to this event because you know ‘they’ will be there. You plan a quick getaway scheme for family dinners just in case that certain someone says that certain thing. Maybe that difficult someone is a bit closer to you? A roommate, a co-worker, or —do I dare say it— your significant other??
Read MoreMost people are super-enthusiastic when they come to my classes and hear what seems like poetry and expresses the Nonviolent Communication consciousness. They hear the compassion, the curiosity, the clarity and the strength that can be communicated ~ even in significantly difficult situations.
Read MoreAre you stuck? How do you know? What does this question even mean?
As I reflect on this question, I think I have the answer to what the problem is.
Do you want more connection and intimacy with your partner? Are you longing for that soft sense of trust and honesty? A place and a person with whom you might share everything, and they you?
Be careful what you ask for because it may require more of you than you are able to give.
Read MoreWhat are people really saying to you? You can use these barometers to help you understand what is important to the person you are speaking with --and also for yourself, when you might be confused.
Read MorePeople often tell me that their biggest concern when hearing about Nonviolent Communication is that they can’t have their emotions. For some reason they think they can’t get mad anymore. I am here to say that it just isn't true!
Read MoreHow did you contribute to the situation you are unhappy about?
In my opinion it is one of the most empowering questions we can ask of ourselves. When we are in a situation that we aren’t so happy about, depending what it is, then I encourage you to consider this first.
Read MoreI am quite moved by all the #metoo’s I am reading on Facebook. So grateful that we have found an opening, a place to begin this conversation. I am hearing about years and years of aggression, defense, confusion, pain, shame, and rage.
I am experiencing this moment as women wanting to once again, emerge with all the power that the sacred feminine embodies. It is an emergency.
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