All MARSHALL B. ROSENBERG Quotes about “Feelings”

“When we hear the other person's feelings and needs, we recognize our common humanity.”
“Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgments rather than to be aware of what we are feeling and needing.”
“What others do may be the stimulus of our feelings, but never the cause.”
“Keep in mind that other people's actions can never 'make' you feel any certain way. Feelings are your warning indicators.”
“NVC enhances inner communication by helping us translate negative internal messages into feelings and needs. Our ability to distinguish our own feelings and needs and to empathize with them can free us from depression.”
“In nonviolent communication, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests. Then we may wish to reflect back, paraphrasing what we have understood. We stay with empathy, allowing others the opportunity to fully express themselves before we turn our attention to solutions or requests for relief.”
“Self-empathy in NVC means checking in with your own feelings and needs.”
“The best way I can get understanding from another person is to give this person the understanding, too. If I want them to hear my needs and feelings, I first need to empathize.”
“As soon as you say, "are you feeling X because I ..." Then the Jackal starts to salivate because he can educate the person that he's the cause of his pain.”
“Empathize with silence by listening for the feelings and needs behind it.”
“If you are a jackal, you will try to reassure. Jackals try to fix people in pain. They can't stand pain, but make matters worse by trying to get rid of it. Put on giraffe ears. Try to hear what they are feeling and needing.”
“In NVC, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests.”
“Never connect yourself with the other person's pain. Just hear their need. Leave yourself out of the other person's feelings and needs.”
“When we listen for their feelings and needs, we no longer see people as monsters.”
“When we are in contact with our feelings and needs, we humans no longer make good slaves and underlings.”
“When we listen for feelings and needs - we can see that people who seem like monsters are simply human beings whose language and behavior sometimes keep us from seeing their humanness.”

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