Q: #WhyWeWearBlack
A: As an ally/empathy-coach I'm wearing black to stand with women across every industry in saying #TimesUp on minimization, dehumanization & underrepresentation!
#StepUpToThePlate
Donate to @TimesUpNOW→https://t.co/MX8OL1tZ0e
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Living Peace Retreat with me and @roxymanningphd is just around the corner... if you need some connection, sanity, and skill for navigating conversations, join us Aug 20-23 online for four days of transformative training in Nonviolent Communication. (link in comments)
'When you're dealing with a wannabe-dictator, you need to 1. be unafraid 2. talk tough & 3. ridicule, ridicule, ridicule' ~Larry Krasner (Philadelphia D.A.)
*right empathic-warrior, @EllenBarkin?😉🏳️🌈🙃👊🏾
'Hold your head high, and look life straight in the face' ~#HelenKeller
If you have trouble receiving appreciation, think of it like a #GratitudeCircle (½ appreciation, ½ reception~#Connection needs both)
*Today try 'happy I could help' vs 'it's nothing'🙏🏾#PeacefulLiving (7/23)
2/3 option. Instead of getting stuck on the accusation, get curious about the feeling and the unmet need underneath it. Because people rarely say exactly what they mean when they’re hurting.
“You’re selfish” might actually mean...
“I’m feeling alone.”
“I don’t feel
'Only difference between the beauty of one & the beauty of another, is the concept of beauty we have' ~@DonMiguelRuiz
Ever get overwhelmed by judgments of self & others?
*Today, notice when there's judgment, and translate them into feelings & unmet needs🙏🏾#PeacefulLiving (7/25)
1/3 Being criticized is hard. Being criticized by someone you love or care for? F*cking sucks.
When someone says, “You’re the most selfish person I know,” most of us have one of two reactions:
We attack back.
Or we shut down.
But ‘Nonviolent Communication’ offers another
💛 Joy Check-In 💛
Dr. Maya Angelou often reminded us to find beauty in everyday moments.
Tell us something that brought you joy this week:
☀️ A good book
🌻 Time outdoors
👨👩👧👦 Family
🎶 Music
📚 Learning something new
Or share your own answer below! ✨
#MayaAngelou#ChooseJoy
🌿 DAY 16 — Listening for Meaning
Today’s challenge:
Instead of only hearing words, ask yourself:
“What is this person really trying to communicate?”
The deepest conversations begin when we listen beneath the surface.
🎥 Marshall Rosenberg on Empathic Listening:
https://t.co/EtsUs8Sw2Y
#OasisMovement #Listening #Empathy #ReflectiveListening #Communication #LifeSkills #EmotionalIntelligence
'that Roman soldiers drove nails through the limbs of the people they were crucifying, does not invalidate the art of carpentry' ~Lou Agosta (@ARumorOfEmpathy)
https://t.co/e5jhwe7xpj
'do no harm, take no shit, effect positive change' ~#RockAndRollEmpathy
*empathic-warriors???
(W)arriors
(O)f
(K)indness &
(E)mpathy
Their motto: 'do no harm, take no shit, effect positive change' (#RockAndRollEmpathy, #EmpathicWarriors, they’re MORE than WOKE, they're f'n AWAKE)🇺🇸🙏🏾😉👊🏾
My latest Popcorn Report is set in 2035. Sable has a chip behind her ear, a talking dog, and a grandmother who died in 2028 and still beats her at Scrabble every Tuesday. None of this is as far away as you think.
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'Courage is life's price for PEACE' ~Amelia Earhart
If we engage in @Compassioning & needs-valuing (vs matching might with might), we're better able to live #Peacefully
*Today, be aware of your unmet-needs, and find harmonious ways to meet them🙏🏾
#PeacefulLiving (6/25)