More Quotes by Virginia Satir
The symbol in Chinese for crisis is made up of two ideographs: one means danger, the other means opportunity. This symbol is a reminder that we can choose to turn a crisis into an opportunity or into a negative experience.
It is O. K. for me to feel angry and to express it in responsible ways.
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.
Parents teach in the toughest school in the world - The School for Making People. You are the board of education, the principal, the classroom teacher, and the janitor.
We get together on the basis of our similarities; we grow on the basis of our differences.
The full life is filled with vulnerability, not defense. You face whatever feeling there is.
What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.
We need to see ourselves as basic miracles.
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.
We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.
