"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."
― Virginia Satir
Topic(s):
Life
More From Virginia Satir
- "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."
- "What lingers from the parent’s individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting."
- "Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family."
More In Life
- "I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life’s problems."― James Cash Penney
- "My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."― Winston Churchill
- "Life is half spent before we know what it is."― George Herbert