"Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgements rather than to be aware of what we are feeling and needing."
"I believe life-alienating communication is rooted in views of human nature that have exerted their influence for several centuries. These views stress humans´innate evil and deficiency, and a need for education to control our inherently undesirable nature. Such education often leaves us questioning wether there is something wrong with whatever feelings and needs we may be experiencing. We learn early to cut ourselves off from what´s going on within ourselves."
Marshall B. Rosenberg, nonviolent communication,
a language of life
