Virginia Satir was an American author and therapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy and her pioneering work in the field of family reconstruction therapy. These inspirational Virginia Satir Quotes will change your life.
Best Virginia Satir Quotes
- “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
- “We get together on the basis of our similarities; we grow on the basis of our differences.” – Virginia Satir
- “Communication is to relationships what breath is to life.” – Virginia Satir
- “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
- “Your responses to the events of life are more important than the events themselves.” – Virginia Satir
- “We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.” – Virginia Satir
- “People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty” – Virginia Satir
- “The problem is never the problem! It is only a symptom of something much deeper.” – Virginia Satir
- “The message sent is not always the message received.” – Virginia Satir
- “As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune in to their own wisdom.” – Virginia Satir
- “The full life is filled with vulnerability, not defense. You face whatever feeling there is.” – Virginia Satir
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“Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.” – Virginia Satir
- “Many people are living in an emotional jail without realizing it.” – Virginia Satir
- “I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt.” – Virginia Satir
- “Our biggest problem as human beings is not knowing that we don’t know.” – Virginia Satir
- “We can learn something new anytime we believe we can.” – Virginia Satir
- “The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand, and touch another person.” – Virginia Satir
- “I give life to that which I notice. What I don’t notice dies.” – Virginia Satir
- “We need to see ourselves as basic miracles.” – Virginia Satir
- “I own me, and therefore, I can engineer me. I am me, and I am Okay.” – Virginia Satir
- “It is O. K. for me to feel angry and to express it in responsible ways.” – Virginia Satir
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“I am me and I am okay.” – Virginia Satir
- “You have learned what you have learned very well. It has helped you survive.” – Virginia Satir
- “Why Family Therapy…because it deals with family pain.” – Virginia Satir
- “A growing body of clinical observation has pointed to the conclusion that the family therapy must be oriented to the family as a whole.” – Virginia Satir
- “No one’s fingerprints are exactly the same as anyone else’s.” – Virginia Satir
- “So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.” – Virginia Satir
- “Negotiating the adolescent stage is neither quick nor easy.” – Virginia Satir
- “You have all played a significant part in my development of loving. As a result, my life has been rich and full, so I leave feeling very grateful.” – Virginia Satir
- “I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen by them, heard by them, to be understood and touched by them.” – Virginia Satir
