Quotes About Compassion

For me, Christmas is about family, loving, forgiveness, compassion, understanding and comradery.

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.

600Christmas is about giving from the heart more than giving from the store.

Christmas is not only where you find it

People have been trained to criticize, insult, and otherwise communicate in ways that create distance among people.

Regardless of our many differences, we all have the same needs. What differs is the strategy for fulfilling these needs.

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open- hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand.

Give me the gift of a listening heart.

Whether I praise or criticize someone's action, I imply that I am their judge, that I'm engaged in rating them or what they have done.

Never hear what somebody thinks about you, you'll live longer. Hear that they're in pain. Don't hear their analysis.

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.

Punishment is the root of violence on our planet.

One who cares is one who listens.

We are compassionate with ourselves when we are able to embrace all parts of ourselves and recognize the needs and values expressed by each part.

At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Always listen to what people need rather than what they are thinking about us.

Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.

Labeling and diagnosis is a catastrophic way to communicate. Telling other people what's wrong with them greatly reduces, almost to zero, the probability that we're going to get what we're after.

Use anger as a wake-up call to unmet needs.

Most of us live in a Jackal world where we take turns using the other person as a waste basket for our words.

Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs.

Expressing our vulnerability can help resolve conflicts.

Every message, regardless of form or content, is an expression of a need.