“The greatest gift that you can ever give a woman, is the freedom of her self-expression.” ~ Diego Cassina This video passed by on my Facebook timeline and I was instantly smitten. Not only did it resonate with my deep desire for self-expression, but I am also experiencing in my own life how the connection Read more about The greatest gift[…]
When you just stop fighting things and just live, breathe and try your best to threat people right, life just flows. It’s that simple. ~ Dau Voire A reasonable request The imitation leather upholstery of my fold-out couch has been damaged. I’d noticed it before, but had not wanted to get upset about it. I Read more about STOP! Breathe…[…]
“”We did not weave the web of life; we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.” ~ Chief Seattle Interdependence is a universal need. Connection, acceptance, being heard, community, respect, support, empathy, love. These are all needs which require other people Read more about Connection = Safety + Vulnerability[…]
I am inspired by the concept of Memnoon. Or as I like to call it, hungry duck-energy*. *) Marshall Rosenberg said: “Please do as I request, only if you can do so with the joy of a little child feeding a hungry duck.” It seems like a little thing, giving without feeling a Read more about Memnoon[…]
In Communication with Compassion we recognize 3 stages in the process of moving from emotional slavery to emotional freedom. Emotional slavery Many of us start in stage 1. This it the phase in which we think we are responsible for how others are feeling. In this phase we feel “bad” (guilt, shame, anxiety) when our Read more about Emotional freedom[…]
I feel proud and grateful when I see my NVC trainer deliver this Ted Talk. He is the person that inspired me to want to share Nonviolent Communication with the world. And I am happy with this introduction, which I receive as a concise, yet very complete explanation of what Marshall Rosenberg’s legacy is all Read more about Nonviolent Communication TEDxTalk![…]
Nonviolent Communication on Dutch national television! On 18 januari 2015, in the series ‘Dus ik ben’ (Therefore I am) a show centered on a conflict Stine is having with her neighbours. Yoram Mosenzon helps her find out why her neighbours irritate her so much and to find compassion for them. Ik & mijn conflicten (Me and Read more about Therefore I am[…]
In this animation of (part of) a Ted Talk by Dr. Brené Brown, she explains how we can make a real emphatic connection with others by connecting from our own vulnerability. Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher who speaks and writes about subjects such as vulnerability, courage, shame, guilt and empathy. To watch the complete Read more about The Power of Empathy[…]
Based on a short story by Kafka. This price winning film short tells the story of how we like to interpret when we observe. When actually: You bloody never know…
A film with a powerful message. About observing without evaluating. And about changing your perception and the power of compassion.