These skills and principles guide the work that we do.
Seeing.
I do not look over or through you; I see you in your uniqueness.
Hearing.
I hear what you are saying.
Honoring of feelings and ideas.
I honor your right to think and feel as you do.
Good will.
I will you good and not evil. I want what is best for you.
Responding to need.
If you tell me what you need, within the limits of my value system, I will be there. I will not run away.
The Principles of Loving
Love is a response to need.
Love is not time bound.
Love is good will in action.
Love is a gift.
More than anything else, we want to love and be loved.
The Skills of Loving
