Center for Compassionate Living

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Do you need support communicating at home, at work, and in other facets of your life? Learn effective communication skills that include listening in a way that strongly connects you with others, speaking in a way that people are more likely to hear your intention and connecting with yourself to create more inner peace through self-awareness.

12/24/2025

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05/31/2025

📺 In The News Today… - https://mailchi.mp/f3a87db88b7c/in-the-news-today

04/05/2025

🗣️ Confronting misinformation with listening and curiosity - https://mailchi.mp/234b5cfcbc18/confronting-misinformation-w-listening-curiosity

03/23/2025

👁️‍🗨️ The role of NVC in discerning truth - https://mailchi.mp/134be0168f62/the-role-of-nvc-in-discerning-truth

03/08/2025

😨 How NVC helps to identify unmet needs fueling extremist behaviors + Season of Nonviolence resources - https://mailchi.mp/3762410b1804/nvc-unmet-needs-fueling-extremist-behaviors

02/28/2025

✊ Extremism: Root Causes - https://mailchi.mp/8c9c4f8dca65/extremism-root-causes

02/20/2025

🕊️ Highlight: Using NVC to Address Extremism 😤 + Season of Nonviolence Resources - https://mailchi.mp/87a304db7b76/using-nvc-to-address-extremism

When it’s all TOO MUCH — Compassionate Communication

01/28/2025

When I consider the pain and suffering in our world, I feel overwhelmed, afraid, helpless, frustrated, lost, and in grief and disbelief. I need the madness to stop. But I, myself, can’t make it stop. Still, I need something I can do. I need simple, compassionate, and doable strategies—many small ways in which I can bring peace into my life and perhaps into the life of others. Kindness is one answer. And one way to practice kindness is with the Metta Meditation. …

When it’s all TOO MUCH — Compassionate Communication This post is part of our weekly series of peacemaking practices during the Season of Nonviolence . When I consider the pain and suffering in our world, I feel overwhelmed, afraid, helpless, frustrated, lost, and in grief and disbelief. I need the madness to stop. But I, myself, can’t make it sto