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Empathy before education.
We are designed for Giving
We need empathy to give empathy.
Never do anything that isn't play.
Always hear the 'Yes' in the 'No'.
NO is always a YES to something else.
Avoid 'shoulding' on others and yourself!
Intellectual understanding blocks empathy.
Ask before offering advice or reassurance.
Use anger as a wake-up call to unmet needs.
We need to receive empathy to give empathy.
Needs are the expression of life through us.
A need is life seeking expression within us.
Every time I mess up is a chance to practice.
What bores the listener bores the speaker too.
We give empathy to others for our own benefit.
Be very slow to go into looking for solutions.
All human actions are an attempt to meet needs.
When you need empathy, you cannot give empathy.
Translate all self-judgments into self-empathy.
When we judge others we contribute to violence.
When people hear needs, it provokes compassion.
Punishment is the root of violence on our planet.
Classifying and judging people promotes violence.
Depression is the reward we get for being 'good'.
A respectful understanding of another's experience.
When I am angry I have a judgment and an unmet need.
Understanding and connection can transcend conflict.
When we are angry, killing people is too superficial.
Don't hate the circumstance, you may miss the blessing
Fear of punishment diminishes self-esteem and goodwill.
Expressing our vulnerability can help resolve conflicts.
People don't make us angry, how we think makes us angry.
The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.
Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion.
Plans to exact retribution are never going to make us safer.
Learning is too precious to be motivated by coercive tactics.
Empathy: Emptying our mind and listening with our whole being
Judgments of others contribute to self-fulfilling prophecies.
Empathy gives you the ability to enjoy another person's pain.
Enemy images are the main reason conflicts don't get resolved.
They have most likely said it because they have an unmet need.
The more we empathize with the other party, the safer we feel.
Violence in any form is a tragic expression of our unmet needs.
At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled.
At the root of every tantrum and power struggle are unmet needs.
The number one rule of our training is empathy before education.
People do not hear our pain when they believe they are at fault.
With every choice you make, be conscious of what need it serves.
Blaming and punishing others are superficial expressions of anger.