If we become skilled in giving ourselves empathy, we often experience …

Marshall B. Rosenberg
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If we become skilled in giving ourselves empathy, we often experience in just a few seconds a natural release of energy which then enables us to be present with the other person. If this fails to happen, however, we have a couple of other choices.
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Time and again, people transcend the paralyzing effects of psychological pain when they have sufficient contact with someone who can hear them empathically.
When we hear the other person's feelings and needs, we recognize our common humanity.
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We are this divine energy. It's not something we have to attain. We just have to realize it, to be present to it.
While we may not consider the way we talk to be 'violent,' our words often lead to hurt and pain, whether for others or for ourselves.

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