Dignified Dialogue

Connection need not require congruence

If honesty without empathy is cruelty then empathy without honesty is hypocrisy

Few things feel as good as speaking your truth knowing that it will contribute to a meaningful shift in someone else!

Connection, not cold congeniality - Compassion, not sentimental sympathy-Community, not superficial socializing...starting to feel it and wanting to live/share it!

Goodie Mob - Free Soul Food

A Freedom that no one can rob you of...

Today, stuff is going to happen. Someone will say something to you. The weather might turn sour. The line at your favorite lunch place will be too long.

This is the stimulus. This is the world reaching out and shoving you. The question is, what will you do about it? What will your reaction be?

Viktor Frankl talked about how between stimulus and response, we have space, and in that space, we determine not just our response, but who we are.

The 4 Disconnecting Dichotomies:

1) Right-Wrong
2) Good-Bad
3) Deserve - Don't Deserve
4) Should - Shouldn't

While such distinctions are not wrong in and of themselves, they often act as a barrier to unveiling our emotions and needs at any given time. Pause. Breathe. Relax!

Your soul is yearning for you to turn it all off and be silent. Emotions, thoughts, perceptions, worries, plans, labels, stories, etc. will all manifest. They will come and perhaps stay a while.

Then: Let go. Let God!

There is a pilot program that my colleagues and I are working on regarding Nonviolent Communication and Social Media. It is directed towards youth ages 12-18 and the goal is to bring more awareness regarding their emotions such that youth are better able and equipped to respond rather than react on social media.

REQUEST:

If there is anyone who is a middle-school teacher in Houston, Texas OR you know of a middle-school teacher in the Houston area (preferably in an underserved area) who might like to be part of this pilot project, please ask them to be in touch with us via Dignified Dialogue: [email protected]

"...and with reckless abandon, gratefully released the “American dream” and all it demanded of us"!

Dignity Need Not Require Dollars

What Growing Up “Poor” Taught Me About Minimalism The nuggets of wisdom I gleaned from being raised in a low-income family are countless, and I wouldn’t trade those life lessons for anything.

What a time we're living in! How do we navigate all this and interact, even connect, with people in such a divided and polarised world?

The art and skill of Nonviolent Communication can support, even propel, us to live with dignity and connect us to ourselves and others with empathy, authenticity and compassion.

Let the Journey Begin...

NVC INTRO COURSE – Dignified Dialogue INTRODUCTION TO NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION 5 Lessons 11 Videos All Skill Level 4:11h Duration English Language Overview This course will introduce the process and practice of Nonviolent Communication (also known as Compassionate Communication) as per the book “Nonviolent Communication: A Language of...