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More Quotes by Virginia Satir
It is O. K. for me to feel angry and to express it in responsible ways.
Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.
I am me and I am okay.
Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.
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.
In the nurturing family...parents see themselves as empowering leaders not as authoritative bosses. They see their job primarily as one of teaching their children how to be truly human in all situations. They readily acknowledge to the child their poor judgment as well as their good judgment; their hurt, anger, or disappointment as well as their joy. The behavior of these parents matches what they say.
People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty
Communication is to relationships what breath is to life.
You have learned what you have learned very well. It has helped you survive.
Many people are living in an emotional jail without realizing it.
