We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
Interpretation
We should not let others' narrow views shape our self-identity.
Virginia Satir emphasizes the importance of self-definition and the danger of allowing others to impose their limited perceptions on us. It's a reminder that our worth and identity should come from within, and not be dictated by external opinions, which may be biased or uninformed.
In practice
In a motivational speech about self-acceptance and personal growth.
Over the years I have developed a picture of what a human being living humanely is like. She is a person who understand, values and develops her body, finding it beautiful and useful; a person who is real and is willing to take risks, to be creative, to manifest competence, to change when the situation calls for it, and to find ways to accommodate to what is new and different, keeping that part of the old that is still useful and discarding what is not.
The message sent is not always the message received.
What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.
Your responses to the events of life are more important than the events themselves.
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.
A Warrior of Light needs love._x000D_ _x000D_ Love and affection are part of his nature._x000D_ _x000D_ He makes use of solitude, _x000D_ _x000D_ but is not used by it.
To ascertain the Lord's will, we ought to use scriptural means. Prayer, the word of God, and His Spirit should be united together. We should go to the Lord repeatedly in prayer, and ask Him to teach us by His Spirit through His word.
Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes.
I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss.
Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.
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