Here is a thought introduced by the book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD. On the cover it is written, “If violent means acting in ways that result in hurt or harm, then much of how we communicate could indeed be called violent communication.”
How often do we use words that harm others? Many times the way things are said or written can be harmful to someone even if they are not meant to be. Many times it is just the way they are said or written. Certain ways of communicating alienate us from our natural state of compassion. For instance, the use of moralistic judgments that imply wrongness or badness on the part of people who don’t act in harmony with our values, or making statements that blame or insult or criticize can be harmful and not coming from a place of compassion. Other statements that make comparisons or put the responsibility on to others can be harmful as well. Even making statements that say one deserves more than another can be harmful as well.
So can you switch to nonviolent communication? Of course you can. There are ways to communicate our thoughts, needs and feelings in a way that comes from how we feel without evaluation, and identifying and expressing our feelings in a compassionate way. Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD shares ways to do this and help find solutions with compassion.
Please join us as we learn how to better communicate on Quantum Leap Book Club on Law of Attraction Radio Network, with Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha, me and the other international co-hosts at https://www.loaradionetwork.com/quantum-leap or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thequantumleapbookclub
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