NVC Resources on Peace
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10 Healthy Ways To Deal With Anger
may meet their need(s). You may make suggestions that may work for them. 9. Do not take things personally. When you do this you give the word spoken about you power to destroy your happiness and peace. Instead translate criticism into feelings and needs. For instance you can say, "When this person said that I was disrespectful they were feeling upset because they needed respect for their time."...
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Complex Truth-Telling And Empowered Change
to finding connection across differences and building a world in which equity, social and climate justice, and restoration are possible. We may wish for a sense of unobstructed movement toward peace. In order to truly live the principles of nonviolence, as so many of us long to do, we need to be able to be in relationship with what is true in the world When avoidance coping is used to sidestep...
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Deal-Breakers and Staying with Yourself
negotiate how they could collaborate around caring for this tender place in Yesenia. If the other person isn't willing, Yesenia may need to break off the relationship to meet her own needs for peace and ease. She recognizes that becoming flooded with reactivity again and again doesn’t contribute to her healing process. Yesenia has to find the courage to be honest with herself about where she is...
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Uncertainty, Human Limitations, and Acceptance
get on it. The difference between the two emotional states is immense. Helplessness is full of tension and contraction, and is about moving away from life and what is happening. There is no peace in it. Mourning, even when intensely painful, flows with life. My heart opens, and I know and accept the consequences. The shift from helplessness to mourning is not about having no pain; it’s about how...
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Empowering Kids Under Current Systems of Domination
second class or not good enough. This is embraced by dominant culture as a means of controlling people and manipulating them into believing they can never break free of the pain and find inner peace and equality. She discusses how collective trauma is a result of the oppressed and oppressor dynamic that exists. This construct is not designed to support our human needs. The reward and punishment...
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Living in the Observation as a Daily Practice
situation, thus creating more suffering and angst. Hmmm. When I think of it that way, there hardly seems a choice at all! Here’s to Living in the Observation as a daily practice for creating more peace in my daily life….and yours. Keywords: Judgment blame observation rumination cognitive patterns conflict Mary Mackenzie
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Differentiating Between Feelings And Faux Feelings
friendship, inclusion Distrusted Sad, frustrated Trust, honesty Dumped on Angry, overwhelmed Respect, consideration Harassed Angry, frustrated, pressured, frightened Respect, space, consideration, peace Hassled Irritated, distressed, angry, frustrated, Serenity, autonomy, do things at my own pace and in my own way, calm, space Ignored Lonely, scared, hurt, sad, embarrassed Connection, belonging,...
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Neural Pathways to Happiness
life more fully than you ever dreamed Shake off old behaviors that no longer serve you Get inspired to embrace a daily happiness practice Experience a brand new sense of personal joy and inner peace Keywords: self responsibility purpose empowerment exercises/practices core beliefs neuroscience neurobiology happiness confidence first session free Anne Walton
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The Nature of Your Reactions
an inside job. Robert reveals how your reactions are often a secondary reaction to a triggering stimulus, and that accepting responsibility for your reactions can lead to less blame and more inner peace. Keywords: reactivity reaction reactive jackal thinking jackal talk presence unconditional self acceptance attention awareness self responsibility self connection self acceptance Robert Gonzales
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Differentiate Compassion From Rescuing
the urgency to swoop in and try to “rescue” them with advice, consoling, cheering up, analyzing, or explaining? Instead, relax your body. Invite your emotions to flow with acceptance. Notice inner peace and expansion. See this person as someone on a journey to awakening with all its painful and joyful twists and turns. Read this practice exercise Keywords: compassion rescue nonempathy...
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