Collaboratively Outgrowing The Corporate-Industrial Complex
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2018/03/05/being-responsible-for-our-feelings/ It is easy to blame other people for our emotions. “He makes me so angry! Why can’t he just pick up his shoes from the walkway!” “She disappointed me; I thought she was going to be more Continue reading Being Responsible for Our Feelings – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2018/02/05/reflective-listening/ Almost every time I introduce reflective listening to couples, they groan. “Why do I need to repeat back to my partner what they just said?? It’s so, patronizing/cumbersome/annoying.” And yet, at least 50% of the time when Continue reading Reflective Listening – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2018/01/15/celebrating-martin-luther-king-jr/ “1963 is not an end, but a beginning…” Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a day we celebrate this man’s legacy. It is said that when Marshall Rosenberg was developing Nonviolent Communication he based Continue reading Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2018/01/03/whats-behind-that-new-years-resolution/ If you are someone who makes New Year’s resolutions, New Year’s intentions, I invite you to ponder what lies behind that resolution? Let’s take a really common example…”my new year’s resolution is to lose 10, 20, 30, Continue reading What’s Behind that New Year’s Resolution? – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2017/11/29/giving-thanks/ For many of us today, it is too easy to fall into despair, dejection, and pessimism. Whether it’s the current political climate, struggles with work, or stress with family around the holidays, we can find ourselves focusing Continue reading Giving Thanks – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2017/11/13/shame/ The most powerful emotion in the human experience is not anger, fear, or joy: its shame. Shame is the feeling associated with beliefs that I am wrong, broken, or bad. Physically, shame may feel like a “cold Continue reading Shame – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2017/10/24/using-nvc-in-the-workplace/ The workplace is rife with conflict, and yet it is an environment that is not conducive to expressing feelings and needs. Rather than being a place where people are treated with empathy and collaboration, it is a Continue reading Using NVC In the Workplace – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2017/10/11/the-stories-in-our-heads/ Humans are storytelling beings. The way we make meaning of the world is by telling stories. We see this on the large cultural scale with things like religion, science, and philosophy. But we do this on an Continue reading The Stories in Our Heads – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2017/09/28/dangers-of-digital-communication/ Technology makes communication harder. I know in a lot of ways technology helps us stay in touch with old friends, or stay connected to family that live elsewhere, or it gives us time to reflect and edit Continue reading Dangers of Digital Communication – by Kind Communication
Re-posted From: http://KindCommunication.org/2017/09/11/control-the-self-defeating-myth/ Many of us wish we could have more control over our lives. I know I do. I do all sorts of things that help me maintain the illusion that I am in control. And then something happens Continue reading Control: The Self-Defeating Myth – by Kind Communication