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More Quotes by Virginia Satir
I own me, and therefore, I can engineer me. I am me, and I am Okay.
The Problem is never the problem! It is only a symptom of something much deeper.
It is O. K. for me to feel angry and to express it in responsible ways.
There are five freedoms: The freedom to see and hear what is; The freedom to say what you feel and think; The freedom to feel what you actually feel; The freedom to ask for what you want; The freedom to take risks on your own behalf.
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.
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.
As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune into their own wisdom.
Rearing a family is probably the most difficult job in the world. It resembles two business firms merging their respective resources to make a single product. All the potential headaches of that operation are present when an adult male and an adult female join to steer a child from infancy to adulthood.
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.
Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.
