"Fear = Face Everything And Respond"
Kerri Moon
We discover the depth of our own compassion . . .
"When we focus on clarifying what is being observed, felt, and needed rather than on diagnosing and judging, we discover the depth of our own compassion."
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Anger is . . .
“Anger is a short madness.”
Horace
Box seats!
“Those who think it’s level playing field usually have box seats.”
Anon
The need to understand and be understood . . .
"The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. "
Ralph Nichols
A key strategic . . .
“Conflict management is a key strategic function of every organization, so it should be an intentional, conscious one-not left to chance.”
Dan Dana
To succeed in leading . . .
“When one is to succeed in leading a person to a certain place, one must above all take care to find out where he is and start there."
Soren Kierkegaard
To grow strong by conflict . . .
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”
William Ellery Channing
The greatest conflicts . . .
“The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.”
Garth Brooks
The capacity to forgive . . .
"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
To forgive all . . .
"To understand all is to forgive all."
French Proverb
Fear less!
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
Marie Curie
We empathize when . . .
“We empathize when we can demonstrate that we understand what the person is feeling and needing.”
Marshall Rosenberg
Accept emotions directly, as they are!
"The key is to not resist or rebel against emotions or to try to get around them by devising all sorts of tricks; but to accept them directly, as they are."
Takahisa Kora
People don't resist change . . .
"People don't resist change. They resist being changed!"
Peter Senge
Great tranquility of heart . . .
"Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame."
Thomas á Kempis
Anger is a signal . . .
“Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.”
Harriet Lerner
Real peace with others will be possible . . .
"Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and separation, and what overcomes them. Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible."
Thich Nhat Hanh
Trust!
"He who does not trust enough will not be trusted."
Lao Tze
Power is . . .
"Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it."
Warren Bennis