Opening Breath and Affirmation:
Take a deep breath and say, I will be Nonviolent by respecting ALL members of the Beloved Community.
Quote of the Day:
"The spiral of responding to violence with violence is like a whirlpool in a river. As the water pours in, it whirls faster and faster. The only way to stop the whirlpool is to place a solid rock in the middle. Peacemakers are called to be rocks in the whirlpool of violence." –Susan Classen
Nonviolent Word of the Day:
Now we will work with the CARA process ourselves. Again, the CARA four steps are:
1) Center yourself
2) Articulate your truth
3) Receive the truth of the other person, and
4) Agree, don’t assume.
Activity of the Day:
Yesterday, we spoke about saving face. The word for face in Spanish is cara. So, one way to remember how to help you your "opponent" save face in a situation of conflict is to remember CARA:
The CARA four steps are:
1) Center yourself
2) Articulate your truth
3) Receive the truth of the other person, and
4) Agree, don’t assume.
Respond:
To close, take another deep breath and repeat the affirmation.
