Posted by: leona on: October 19, 2008
In my last post I recommended that we pay attention to making consistently clear observations in order to cross-check our thinking and perceptions.
challenge stereotypes & negativity – beat bias
notice any real changes – reality check your thinking
check your facts – take up myth-busting & broaden your input
Beat Bias
The first step is simply to be [...]
Posted by: leona on: July 10, 2007
It seems like I have been stuck in the tyranny of unmet needs in so many ways…before encountering NVC I was unable to fathom why I felt a certain way, why some events/comments trggered such a big response in me and so on. In those days it seemed as though I was stuck in the [...]
Posted by: leona on: May 6, 2007
Following on from the Felt Sense and the e-prime (Language for Life) blogs I feel increasingly curious about self-empathy.
Focusing has offered me a simple and, I believe, valuable step supplementing the Observation, Feelings, Needs, Request stages of self-empathy. These are:
Pause: take a moment to get in touch with how I am right now. “Breathing [...]