Non-violent Communication in Communities
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Non-violent Communication in Communities
Practice Nonviolent Communication — Speak with clarity, compassion, and sovereignty. Speak from observation and knowledge. Express needs, boundaries clearly and listen with empathy to build mutual understanding.
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
... See moreMarshall B. Rosenberg • Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
短絡的に考えることなく、暴力とは距離を置き、人の悪口やとげとげしい言葉遣いを避ける。いつでも淡々と穏やかでいることで自分も心地よくなると知っているからだ。
Quick Passages
I have identified specific forms of language and communication that I believe contribute to our behaving violently toward each other and ourselves. I use the term life-alienating communication to refer to these forms of communication.