I wrote about how I spent years not knowing how to talk about feelings, masculinity, and #NonviolentCommunication and the difference it has made in how I resolve conflicts with others.

https://www.vinaygopinath.me/2025/05/nonviolent-communication/

#MentalHealth #Communication #NVC #ToxicMasculinity

Last night in our Nonviolent Communication study group we explored sincere gratitude - both giving and receiving.

It was a lovely module and I'm encouraged to more openly share with others when they have added beauty, care, understanding, compassion, joy to my life.

Speaking it out loud and connecting with those who create good in our worlds is critically important - now more than ever!

#nvc #nonviolentcommunication #gratitude

Imagine being Hated by Someone You Don't Know: 2of2

What kind of lesson are we teaching when we respond to creative expression with such aggressive judgment? What message does it send when we prioritize our own preferences to the point of silencing others? He is basically saying "You deserve to be censored because you have an animated AGI profile photo instead of your real-life photo." That's just rude!

Let's remember that online interactions, like any other, should be grounded in respect. We can disagree, we can have concerns, but we should always strive to communicate without resorting to personal attacks. If we are aiming to create a world where our children are able to create, then we must create a world where all are respected.

#NonViolentCommunication #StudioGhibliFan #aiselfies

Imagine being Hated by Someone You Don't Know: 1of2

I saw a man declare in the Fediverse that they were blocking anyone using Studio Ghibli-style profile pictures because their daughter is learning to draw.

As a creative who uses AI to enhance my branding, including a Ghibli-inspired avatar for my Coffee With Crissy podcast, I was immediately labeled as an enemy. My passion for Miyazaki's films, a love I've carried for decades, was met with hostility. And I don't know this man but he's decided to hate me.

The irony of someone expressing concern for their daughter's artistic development while simultaneously spewing hateful words online is not lost on me.

#NonViolentCommunication #AISelfies #studioGhibliFans

"Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgments rather than to be aware of what we are feeling and needing." Marshall B. Rosenberg. #NonviolentCommunication #NVC

Die meisten von uns sind mit einer Sprache aufgewachsen, die uns ermutigt zu benennen, zu vergleichen, zu fordern und Urteile zu fällen anstatt uns bewusst zu sein, was wir fühlen und brauchen.
#GFK #GewaltfreieKommunikation

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Avoid defining reality
https://infighting.org/tools-and-practices/avoid-defining-reality

This is a common pitfall in dysfunctional relationships and volunteer groups with low relational competencies.

«We define someone’s reality when we communicate to them that we know what they think or feel better than they do. When we define someone’s reality, we believe and act as though we’re mind readers, as though we’re the expert on their experience.»

#NVC #NonViolentCommunication

“Know Your Truth”

«Many people let others’ opinions determine how they judge their own actions. Some people think it’s okay to take pens from the office because “everyone does it.” Or they think that it’s okay to keep the extra change that the cashier gave by mistake because “it was her error, not mine.”

Integrity is about showing up day after day in harmony with our own values. I don’t want to kick my dog even though my neighbors might think it’s okay. I don’t want to spank my children just because my parents spanked me. I want to decide what is in harmony with my values and act accordingly. Only then is my need for integrity met.

What are your deepest values? Are your actions in harmony with them?»

—excerpt from “Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, Healing, and Compassion” by Mary Mackenzie, published by PuddleDancer Press.

#NVC #NonViolentCommunication #KnowThyself

@carapace Very #NonviolentCommunication / #CompassionateCommunication , thank you 👌

When we don’t know how to directly and clearly express what we need, but can only make analyses of others that sound like criticism to them, wars are never far away - whether verbal, psychological, or physical. #nonviolentcommunication

When we don’t know how to directly and clearly express what we need, but can only make analyses of others that sound like criticism to them, wars are never far away - whether verbal, psychological, or physical. #nonviolentcommunication

@CursedSilicon @rubenerd I’m worn out by the dreary and inevitable round of OS advocacy, with both ‘us’ and ‘them’ baying like wounded members of persecuted religious minorities, arguing about which OS is most worthy of our love and devotion. Any love we harbour for our gadgets is unrequited and generally tragic – not least because we are not destined to have a long-term love-affair with your gizmos, as they will be semi-obsolete in a year or two.

#nonviolentcommunication

Some of you on this channel may be familiar with one of tne featured speakers at our Free Online Event on Dec 8, due to his work in permaculture. His name is Les Malbon, a professor in the Kinesiology department at Vancouver Island University.

"I am of Scottish, English, Irish, and Scandinavian descent. I am of the Patterson clan. I live, work and play in the Snuneymuxw First Nations territory....My core teaching concentrations are Human Wellness, Health of the Human Spirit, Nature and Health, and Nutrition and Local Food Systems.
 At the heart of my practice is the realization that everything is interconnected and that deep learning must be holistic and reflective. When we care for our own health and well-being we create healing in the world. "

In Disgrace of the Community; a Movement out of the Divisive, into Sacred Dream.

To register:

https://actionnetwork.org/events/in-disgrace-of-the-community-a-movement-out-of-divisiveness-into-a-sacred-dream

Speakers at the event:
Indigenous Elders and Folk Representatives
Samahquam /Secewepemc Elder Malihatkwa Gwen Therrien
Dineh / Choctaw Elder Patricia Anne Davis
Elder Grandmother Mari Fix McEwen, Clan Ewing
Dagara Elder Ukumbwa Sauti
Sze Kuen Cheung, Mindfulness and Non Violent Communication.
---Student of Thích Nhất Hạnh
Michael Dunning, the Yew Mysteries / Scottish Medicine Person

#indigenous, #folk, #pagan, #Indigenouselders, #unity, #healing, #racism, #nonviolentcommunication, #nvc, #allies, #native, #colonization #earth

Free Dec 8 Online Event: In Disgrace of the Community; a Movement out of the Divisive, into Sacred Dream.
with Indigenous and Folk Elders and representatives.

https://actionnetwork.org/events/in-disgrace-of-the-community-a-movement-out-of-divisiveness-into-a-sacred-dream

#indigenous, #folk, #pagan, #Indigenouselders, #unity, #healing, #racism, #nonviolentcommunication, #nvc, #allies, #native, #colinization, #earth

Still no understanding of the role that violence plays in frustrating e.g. managers' and change agents' plans. Or even what constitutes "violence" - and its counterpoint "nonviolence".
https://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/what-is-violence/
#NVC #NonviolentCommunication

Still no understanding of the role that violence plays in frustrating e.g. managers' and change agents' plans. Or even what constitutes "violence" - and its counterpoint "nonviolence".
https://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/what-is-violence/
#NVC #NonviolentCommunication

Still no understanding of the role that violence plays in frustrating e.g. managers' and change agents' plans. Or even what constitutes "violence" - and its counterpoint "nonviolence".
https://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/what-is-violence/
#NVC #NonviolentCommunication

Still no understanding of the role that violence plays in frustraing e.g. managers' and change agents' plans. Or even what constitutes "violence" - and its counterpoint "nonviolence".
https://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/what-is-violence/
#NVC #NonviolentCommunication

My friends tell me they feel comfortable talking about their feelings, needs and boundaries with me.

Now THAT is a compliment!!

#nonviolentcommunication