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Marshall B. Rosenberg was a renowned psychologist known for his theory of Nonviolent Communication. His theory emphasizes the importance of listening and expressing needs to promote harmonious relationships. Rosenberg was born on October 6, 1934, and passed away on February 7, 2015.

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“All human actions are an attempt to meet needs.”

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Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg

“If you have an image of someone cutting off a relationship, it's the cutting off that will lead to your suffering. If you see the action as their need being expressed, then the message is within them, not you. Any interpretation you put onto another person's message (such as passive-aggressive, withholding, etc.), you will pay for because of how you took it.”

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“An important aspect of self-compassion is to be able to empathically hold both parts of ourselves-the self that regrets a past action and the self that took the action in the first place.”

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Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg

“The kind of spirituality I value is one in which you get great joy out of contributing to life, not just sitting and meditating, although meditation is certainly valuable. But from meditation, from the resulting consciousness, I would like to see people in action creating the world they want to live in.”

Source: Practical Spirituality: The Spiritual Basis of Nonviolent Communication

“NVC self-forgiveness: connecting with the need we were trying to meet when we took the action that we now regret.”

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“We want to take action out of the desire to contribute to life rather than out of fear, guilt, shame, or obligation.”

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“Keep in mind that other people's actions can never 'make' you feel any certain way. Feelings are your warning indicators.”

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“NVC suggests behind every action, however ineffective, tragic, violent, or abhorrent to us, is an attempt to meet a need.”

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“When we are depressed, our thinking blocks us from being aware of our needs, and then being able to take action to meet our needs.”

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Book:Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconciliation Without Compromise

Source: Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconciliation Without Compromise

“Whether I praise or criticize someone's action, I imply that I am their judge, that I'm engaged in rating them or what they have done.”

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“I believe that the most joyful and intrinsic motivation human beings have for taking any action is the desire to meet our needs and the needs of others.”

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“Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise or rewards.”

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“Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer.”

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Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg