Category Archives: Non-Violent Communication

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/07/15/three-signs-you-need-a-vacation/ Ahhhhh……I’ve just returned from a short weekend camping trip.  I feel so relieved, relaxed, rejuvenated, and refreshed.  And as I reflect upon the weeks leading up to my camping trip I notice three signs that I needed a Continue reading Three Signs You Need a Vacation – by Kind Communication→

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/06/29/embracing-it-all/ I do this thing, and tell me if you do it too.  I often find that I try to avoid, transmute, “heal”, or “transcend” my negative, “bad”, emotions in order that I may spend more time in the Continue reading Embracing it All – by Kind Communication→

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/06/15/debating-or-relating/ “No, no, no.  I called you first, and we talked…then you decided to go out anyways!” “What??  That’s completely wrong!  You didn’t call me till after I was already out.” “Really?  How could you be so dumb?  Look Continue reading Debating or Relating – by Kind Communication→

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/06/01/chain-reaction/ Put out fear, and they’ll feel fear. It’s a chain reaction. Put out love, and they’ll feel love. It’s a chain reaction. -Cloud Cult These words come from a song that I deeply cherish.  I think these words Continue reading Chain Reaction – by Kind Communication→

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/05/18/emotional-fatigue/ We can’t be at our best all the time. Sometimes there are moments when I just can’t bring myself to give someone empathy.  Or I can’t slow myself down and be present enough to share my feelings and Continue reading Emotional Fatigue – by Kind Communication→

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/05/04/why-do-you-do-what-you-do/ When you give your partner a kiss…when you offer to help a friend move furniture…when you engage in a friendly conversation with a stranger on a bus…when you start teaching communication classes in your local community…why do you Continue reading Why Do You Do What You Do? – by Kind Communication→

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/04/19/vulnerability-proceeds-transformation/ Vulnerability is the key to liberation and transformation.  Are you scared yet?  It’s an uncomfortable truth.  Few of us really enjoy being vulnerable, either with ourselves or with others.  Because when you’re vulnerable you’re no longer in control Continue reading Vulnerability proceeds Transformation – by Kind Communication→

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/04/06/the-power-of-choice/ You choose who you spend time with.  You choose what you spend your time doing.  You choose what you eat, you choose when you sleep.  You choose to feel disappointed when you’ve been stood up, and you choose Continue reading The Power of Choice – by Kind Communication→

Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2014/03/23/resolving-conflicts-in-your-communities-two-rules-of-thumb/ We all live in communities of people.  Your community may be your group of friends, or it may be your family, or it may be around some social gathering like a church, sport event, or a social establishment. Continue reading Resolving Conflicts in your Communities: Two Rules of Thumb – by Kind Communication→