“Behind all those messages we’ve allowed ourselves to be intimidated by are just individuals with unmet needs appealing to us to contribute to their well-being.
“When we receive messages with this awareness, we never feel dehumanized by what others have to say to us. We only feel dehumanized when we get trapped in derogatory images of other people or thoughts of wrongness about ourselves.”
“We begin to feel ... bliss when messages previously experienced as critical or blaming begin to be seen for the gifts they are: opportunities to give to people who are in pain”
Excerpt From: Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - p. 348. https://books.apple.com/us/book/nonviolent-communication-a-language-of-life/id1035373891