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.

Quote by Virginia Satir

Topics: Virginia Satir Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day...

The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day...

Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it...

Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it...

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the...

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the...

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for...

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for...

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes...

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes...

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

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

We can learn something new anytime we believe we can.

We can learn something new anytime we believe we can.

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

Don't focus on your problems, there is no solution. Focus on God, He is the...

Don't focus on your problems, there is no solution. Focus on God, He is the...

If a ship has been sunk, I can't bring it up. If it is going...

If a ship has been sunk, I can't bring it up. If it is going...

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.

Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.

Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from...

Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from...

Dont think too much. Youll create a problem that wasnt even there in the first...

Dont think too much. Youll create a problem that wasnt even there in the first...

Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system...

Our environmental problems originate in the hubris of imagining ourselves as the central nervous system...

The way we see the problem is the problem

The way we see the problem is the problem

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like...

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like...