“Any time you throw pain at a Jackal without a clear present request, within a millisecond he'll jump in.” PainClearCommunicationRequestNonviolent CommunicationJackals Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“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.” PersonsFeelingsPainCausesCommunicationEducateNonviolent CommunicationJackals Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“Fix-it jackals can't wait to fix it, because they don't know how to enjoy pain. And until you learn how to enjoy pain, you can't enjoy intimacy.” KnowsPainWaitingEnjoyKnow HowCommunicationIntimacyNonviolent CommunicationJackals Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“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.” PeopleIfsTryingMatterFeelingsPainCommunicationEarsNonviolent CommunicationGiraffeJackals Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“Never connect yourself with the other person's pain. Just hear their need. Leave yourself out of the other person's feelings and needs.” NeedsPersonsFeelingsPainCommunicationNonviolent Communication Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“Not getting our needs fulfilled is painful - but it's a sweet pain, not suffering, which is what comes from life-alienated thinking and interpretation.” ThinkingNeedsPainSufferingSweetCommunicationPainfulInterpretationFulfilledNonviolent Communication Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg