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The Apology

How do you repair a relationship when your words or actions unintentionally impact another in a negative way? And what keeps you from apologizing? Join Lore to explore – and answer – these questions and more! Keywords: apology relationships relationship building regret amends mourning Lore Baur
Understanding The Difference Between Life-Serving Boundaries And Threats

as possible. After some rounds of this, if there's no change we may reach a tolerance limit. Thus we may set a boundary for self care and clarity about what's not workable. However, depending on intentions and the way its said, this may or may not be a punishment to get even. Here, clarity about intentions, feelings, needs, actions and dialogue may support us. Read this practice exercise...
Developing Patience

actually happening in that moment you are exploring? What are you present to? ACCEPT that this is what life is offering right now INSIGHT: What is really IMPORTANT about this? What is your deep INTENTION (universal need)? TAKE a step. TRY something that might address the need. B. Using W.A.I.T.: Notice opportunities during each day when you can try out this process. C. Daily preparation for...
Keeping Ourselves Open

was to get what I wanted. No wonder so many people saw me as manipulative and questioned my motives. Now, when I want to talk to someone about an issue that might be emotional, I start with the intention to connect and a desire to find ways to value both our needs. I try to keep my heart open to all the possible ways we can do this. The truth is, I have had years of training on how to close my...
Being Compassion or Doing Compassion

these situations into a Compassionate Communication consciousness. Shifting our paradigm of the world takes time and we all have a different learning process. I recommend that you set the intention each morning to live the Compassionate Communication process to the best of your ability. By simply setting the intention, you can live the consciousness. Make a decision to be in Compassionate...
"Acting from the Zero Step" Roleplay

When Marshall designed NVC, he said that the purpose of it was to create a quality of connection, that inspires compassionate giving and receiving. The zero step is awakening or remembering your intention to support compassionate giving and receiving. Do this practice exercise to awaken this intention and to roleplay with it in your heart. Read this practice exercise Keywords: intention zero...
How To Find Your Center Instead of Defending

Notice when you start to defend. Is your body tensing up? Feeling desperate for the other to understand you or your intentions? Find yourself explaining your behavior, giving all the good reasons why you did what you did? Trying to convince the other of your good intentions? If so, ask yourself: “Is this what I want to be doing right now? Is this really helping?” then practice one of these...
Speaking Classical Giraffe

people who practice Nonviolent Communication. Many people attempt to use NVC skills in day-to-day life and find that others react negatively. In fact, when used mechanically — or without a clear intention of connecting with others from the heart — talking about feelings and needs can actually become an obstacle to connection, or stimulate defensiveness in people. Although I will explain this in...
Developing Compassion for Humans, Animals and All Life

the wide repertoire of emotions and thinking within various species on earth. Think of this as an adventure you might be watching on the cable channel “Animal Planet,” except with three specific intentions and goals in mind. 1) to increase your multispecies competencies so that you may bring as much peace and compassion into the world as possible. 2) to learn a basic biologic and ecologic...
Empathy in the Face of Powerful Structures

empathy for self and others, acknowledgement, connecting requests -- and an inspiring vision of understanding, shared reality and living in a city where people have some trust in one another's intentions. Read this article Keywords: power systemic change power imbalances power structures societal change law intention authority figure structural power bureaucracy protocol inspiring vision...