More Quotes by 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.
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.
It is O. K. for me to feel angry and to express it in responsible ways.
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.
I have talked about choosing rather than acting from compulsion. When you feel that you have to live according to someone else's direction or live so that you never disappoint or hurt anybody, then your life is a continual assessment of whether or not you please other people.
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.
I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt.
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.
Taste everything, but swallow only what fits.
Communication is to relationships what breath is to life.
