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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. — Aleatha Romig

So much is asked of parents, and so little is given. — Virginia Satir

The Problem is never the problem! It is only a symptom of something much deeper. — Virginia Satir

Many people are living in an emotional jail without realizing it. — Virginia Satir

Your responses to the events of life are more important than the events themselves. — Virginia Satir

What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting. — 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

The message sent is not always the message received. — Virginia Satir

I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt. — 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

Our biggest problem as human beings is not knowing that we don't know. — Virginia Satir

Taste everything, but swallow only what fits. — Virginia Satir

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem. — Virginia Satir

The full life is filled with vulnerability, not defense. You face whatever feeling there is. — 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

Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is. The way you cope with that is what makes the difference. — Virginia Satir

It is O. K. for me to feel angry and to express it in responsible ways. — Virginia Satir

Why Family Therapy ... because it deals with family pain. — Virginia Satir

As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune into their own wisdom. — Virginia Satir

Communication is to relationships what breath is to life. — Virginia Satir

I give life to that which I notice. What I don't notice dies. — 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

We can learn something new anytime we believe we can. — Virginia Satir

We need to see ourselves as basic miracles. — Virginia Satir

We get together on the basis of our similarities; we grow on the basis of our differences. — Virginia Satir

People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty — Virginia Satir

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

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

No one's fingerprints are exactly the same as anyone else's. — Virginia Satir

We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us. — Virginia Satir

The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand, and touch another person. — Virginia Satir