Collaboratively Outgrowing The Corporate-Industrial Complex
Just like the other members of the animal kingdom, we too get triggered to a fight, flight or freeze reaction when we experience stress. And just like a squirrel that runs away from food in an outstretched hand, our fight, Continue reading Fight, Flight & Freeze – by Kind Communication
We all have a need to help others. The proof of that is the natural joy we experience when we do help others. And so we want to give help and ask for help based upon that need to help Continue reading Helping Others – by Kind Communication
Kind Communication is a project by Alex Leach, a close friend of mine of the past few years. Wiki World Order TOTALLY supports any efforts to learn, practice, and teach forms of non-violent communication like this. Such strategies meet my Continue reading KindCommunication.org Videos Finally Cross-Posted Here On worldorder.wiki
Our feelings are caused by our unmet needs. No one can make me feel a certain way. I have the power to choose which needs I focus on, and what strategies I pursue to meet those needs. And when I Continue reading Radical Responsibility – by Kind Communication
All actions we take are strategies to meet needs. And we all share the same basic human needs. Which means that we can have empathy for all actions, even those that really annoy us, our “pet peeves”. As long as Continue reading All Actions are Strategies to meet Needs – by Kind Communication
Empathy is the experience of feeling what others feel. When we empathize with others we are doing two things; we are staying with emotions and we are actively listening. Often we get caught up in our thoughts, judgments, evaluations, or Continue reading Empathy: Feeling what others Feel – by Kind Communication
Observations are photographic descriptions of strictly what we saw. That is, they are descriptions of what we saw without any evaluations, judgments, interpretations, or narratives. Staying with our observations helps us get on the same page with other people, they Continue reading Staying with Observations – by Kind Communication
Our feelings are very valuable. They are an internal alarm system that alert us to when our needs are being met or unmet. So getting more in touch and aware of our most basic emotional states will help us get Continue reading Feelings: Our Natural Alarm System – by Kind Communication
Needs are the cornerstone to our being. It is from needs being met or unmet that all our feelings and actions arise. To best meet not only our own needs but the needs of everyone involves making a clear distinction Continue reading Our basic “Neediness” – by Kind Communication
I’ve just created a short video on how to make requests. Requests stand in contrast with demands. While demands are enforced by the threat of a punishment or the promise of a reward, requests are invitations for the other person Continue reading How to make Requests – by Kind Communication