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Taste everything, but swallow only what fits.

Virginia Satir

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Virginia Satir
Age: 72 †
Born: 1916
Born: June 26
Died: 1988
Died: September 10
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Psychotherapist
Social And Health Care Assistant
Social Worker
Teacher
Writer
Virginia M. Satir
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Fits
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Balance
Taste
Everything

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It is O. K. for me to feel angry and to express it in responsible ways.
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The message sent is not always the message received.
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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.
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Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.
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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.
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No one's fingerprints are exactly the same as anyone else's.
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Many people are living in an emotional jail without realizing it.
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What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.
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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.
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I own me, and therefore, I can engineer me. I am me, and I am Okay.
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We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
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As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune into their own wisdom.
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You have learned what you have learned very well. It has helped you survive.
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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.
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So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.
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Put together all the existing families and you have society. It is as simple as that. Whatever kind of training took place in the individual family will be reflected in the kind of society that these families create.
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I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt.
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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.
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Your responses to the events of life are more important than the events themselves.
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