More Quotes by Virginia Satir
I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt.
As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune into their own wisdom.
I know people can change-right down to my bones, through every cell, in every fiber of my body-I now that people can change. It is just a question of when and in what context.
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.
I think if I have one message, one thing before I die that most of the world would know, it would be that the event does not determine how to respond to the event. That is a purely personal matter. The way in which we respond will direct and influence the event more than the event itself.
Many people are living in an emotional jail without realizing it.
What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
We need to see ourselves as basic miracles.
It is now clear to me that the family is a microcosm of the world. To understand the world, we can study the family: issues such as power, intimacy, autonomy, trust, and communication skills are vital parts underlying how we live in the world. To change the world is to change the family.
