NVC shows us a way of being very honest, but without any criticism, insults, or putdowns, and without any intellectual diagnosis implying wrongness.
In NVC, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests.
NVC is a way of keeping our consciousness tuned in moment by moment to the beauty within ourselves.
As NVC replaces our old patterns of defending, withdrawing or attacking in the face of judgment and criticism. We come to perceive ourselves and others, as well as our intentions and relationships, in a new light. Resistance, defensiveness, and violent reactions are minimized.
We use NVC to evaluate ourselves in ways that engender growth rather than self-hatred.
NVC can be effectively applied at all levels of communication and in diverse situations: intimate relationships, families, schools, organizations and institutions, therapy and counseling, diplomatic and business negotiations, disputes and conflicts of any nature.
NVC gives us tools and understanding to create a more peaceful state of mind.
The most important use of NVC may be in developing self-compassion.
NVC requires us to be continually conscious of the beauty within ourselves and other people.
To practice NVC, it's critical for me to be able to slow down, take my time, to come from an energy I choose, the one I believe that we were meant to come from, not the one I was programmed into.