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“Anger is a result of life-alienating thinking that is disconnected from needs. It indicates that we have moved up to our head to analyze and judge somebody rather than focus on what we are needing and not getting.”
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
“1. Building Trust & Rapport. Trust and rapport are the heartbeat of business, the backbone of high performing teams, and the secret sauce for healthy relationships.”
― The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
― The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“Don’t do anything that isn’t play!”
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
“when people hear anything that sounds like criticism, they tend to invest their energy in self-defense or counterattack. If we wish for a compassionate response from others, it is self-defeating to express our needs by interpreting or diagnosing their behavior. Instead, the more directly we can connect our feelings to our own needs, the easier it is for others to respond to us compassionately.”
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
“Words Are Windows
(or They’re Walls) I feel so sentenced by your words, I feel so judged and sent away, Before I go I’ve got to know, Is that what you mean to say? Before I rise to my defense, Before I speak in hurt or fear, Before I build that wall of words, Tell me, did I really hear? Words are windows, or they’re walls, They sentence us, or set us free. When I speak and when I hear, Let the love light shine through me. There are things I need to say, Things that mean so much to me, If my words don’t make me clear, Will you help me to be free? If I seemed to put you down, If you felt I didn’t care, Try to listen through my words, To the feelings that we share. —Ruth Bebermeyer”
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
(or They’re Walls) I feel so sentenced by your words, I feel so judged and sent away, Before I go I’ve got to know, Is that what you mean to say? Before I rise to my defense, Before I speak in hurt or fear, Before I build that wall of words, Tell me, did I really hear? Words are windows, or they’re walls, They sentence us, or set us free. When I speak and when I hear, Let the love light shine through me. There are things I need to say, Things that mean so much to me, If my words don’t make me clear, Will you help me to be free? If I seemed to put you down, If you felt I didn’t care, Try to listen through my words, To the feelings that we share. —Ruth Bebermeyer”
― Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
Charis’s 2025 Year in Books
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