I feel like I can finally breathe. I have been training intensively in Non-Violent Communication (NVC) for 4 years now. One of the most powerful things that NVC teaches is authenticity. If you don’t know what authenticity is, you may not be able to understand what I am going to write about in this blog […]
Relationships
Stalking Yourself & Hunting Power
Don Juan Matus taught us that a warrior holds all possibilities in her mind and then chooses to believe and acts on that belief. We are doing that all the time whether we are conscious of it or not. Fortunately there are ways to become more aware of our core limiting beliefs and the stories […]
THE ART OF COMPASSION
Exploring The Fundamentals Of NVC Awareness and Creating A Path To Love And Fulfillment When we transform the way we communicate, we transform our world: Create empowering compassionate relationships with yourself and others. Communicate clearly, effectively, and authentically. Transform adversaries into allies. Find out more about the trainers. 5 Wednesday beginning Feb. 7th, 6:30 to […]
NVC Perfectionism
I began studying NVC 4 years ago and at that very same moment, I met a man in the first workshop with whom I later became involved.
How to Be a Warrior-Goddess
Lesson #1: When necessary, a warrior-goddess retreats from battle. There is dignity in turning one’s back on petty dramas created by those who feed on pain and crises. There was a time in my life when I was like a leaf in the wind, blown around by forces outside of me. I was living from […]
Living Compassion
Sometimes when the insanity takes over, we forget that we have choices, and one of the most important choices we have is to live from fear or live from love, living compassion.
Compassionate Communication (NVC)
Before I was exposed to Compassionate Communication (through a five-week fundamentals workshop, reading the text assigned as homework, Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg, and a weekly practice group that I’ve been attending for two years), I didn’t even realize how judgmental my thoughts and speech were.
What Attracts Us to Other People?
If I were to sum up everything I’ve ever read or heard from others about what is the most attractive quality we see in another person, the most common answer is “confidence.”
Setting Oneself in Order Sets the World in Order
“Are we there yet?
I love you for who you are, not what you do…
As mentioned in my last post, I was recently reading Journey of the Heart by John Welwood.