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Virginia Satir Quotes

Virginia Satir quotes

American Psychologist June 26, 1916 – September 10, 1988

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I want to love you without clutching, appreciate you without judging, join you without invading, invite you without demanding, leave you without guilt, criticize you without blaming, and help you without insulting. If I can have the same from you, then we can truly meet and enrich each other. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir quote: "Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way..."
Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. Virginia Satir
Over the years I have developed a picture of what a human being living humanely is like. She is a person who understand, values and develops her body, finding it beautiful and useful; a person who is real and is willing to take risks, to be creative, to manifest competence, to change when the situation calls for it, and to find ways to accommodate to what is new and different, keeping that part of the old that is still useful and discarding what is not. Virginia Satir
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. Virginia Satir
Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending. Virginia Satir
What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting. Virginia Satir
Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir quote: "We can learn something new anytime we believe we can."
We can learn something new anytime we believe we can. Virginia Satir
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir quote: "So much is asked of parents, and so little is given."
So much is asked of parents, and so little is given. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir quote: "We need 4 hugs a day for survival.We need 8 hugs a day for..."
We need 4 hugs a day for survival.We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance.We need 12 hugs a day for growth. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir quote: "We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define..."
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir quote: "We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define..."
We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir quote: "The Problem is never the problem! It is only a symptom of..."
The Problem is never the problem! It is only a symptom of something much deeper. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir quote: "Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem."
Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem. Virginia Satir

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