Sunday, Septermber 29, 2019 Service Topic: "Speak Peace in a World of Conflict"

10/01/2019 Follow-up to the 09/29/219 Service:

Diane showed us a video about Compassionate Communications AKA Nonviolent Communications and how UU congregations use the techniques of CC/NVC  to improve communication and reduce conflict. Here is a link to the UUA page with the video:

Compassionate Communication | LeaderLab | UUA.org

Here's Diane's presentation outline:

How do UU's Use NVC (Nonviolent Communication)
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In this service, Diane Kirksey will explain the need for -- and benefits of -- using Compassionate Communications in our everyday lives with reference to Marshall Rosenberg's book 'Speak Peace in a World of Conflict'. Rosenberg suggests that we can create peace by connecting to life at three levels—and how each of us can learn to do that:

• First, within ourselves, how we can connect to the life within ourselves so we can learn from our limitations without blaming and punishing ourselves. Our training shows people how to create peace within themselves. If we can’t do that, I’m not too optimistic how we’re going to relate peacefully out in the world.
• Second, how to create life-enriching connections with other people that allows compassionate giving to take place naturally.
• Third, how to transform the structures we’ve created—corporate, judicial, governmental, and others—that don’t support peaceful, life-enriching connections between us.

He recommends that we consider:

• Radically different economic systems
• Judicial systems different from the ones that are presently creating great pain on our planet

An online version of the book is available for viewing here.

                                                                            ---Scott Ferguson