Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

Most of the time when we want it, we’re not conscious of it, and even if we are conscious of it, we don’t know how to ask for it. It’s tragic.

‘Don’t fix it, just be there.’”

As long as I think I “should” do it, I’ll resist it, even if I want very much to do it. Hearing “should” from inside or outside takes all the joy out of doing it.

all human beings, when they’re in pain, need presence and empathy.

We may want advice, but we want that after we’ve received the empathic connection.

anything that’s worth doing is worth doing poorly. And the job of parenting, of course, is extremely worth doing, but we’re going to do it poorly at times. If

I want to suggest that you should never, never, never hear what other people think about you.