Virginia Satir’s I Am Me
Virginia Satir was an American author and therapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy and her pioneering work in the field of family reconstruction therapy.
I Am Me by Virginia Satir
In all the world there is no one else exactly like me.
Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I choose it…
…I own everything about me, my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions whether they be to others or to myself…
…I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears…
…I own all of my triumphs and successes, all of my failures and mistakes…
…because I own all of me.
I become intimately acquainted with me…
…by so doing, I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts…
…I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me and other aspects I do not know…
…but as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me…
…however I look and sound whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is authentically me…
…if later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought and felt turned out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is unfitting and keep the rest and invent something new for that which is I discard…
…I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do.
I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, and to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me…
I own me and therefore I can engineer me…
…I am me and I AM OKAY.
“In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me
Everything that comes out of me is authentically me
Because I alone chose it -- I own everything about me
My body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions,
whether they be to others or to myself -- I own my fantasies,
my dreams, my hopes, my fears -- I own all my triumphs and successes,
all my failures and mistakes.
Because I own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me --
by so doing I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts --
I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and
other aspects that I do not know -- but as long as I am friendly
and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for solutions
to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me --
However I look and soun, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think
and feel at a given moment, I can discard that which is unfitting,
keep the rest, and invent something new for that which I discarded --
I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do
I hve the tools to survive, to be close to others,
to be productive, to make sense and order out of the world
of people and things outside of me --
I own me, and therefore I can engineer me --
I am me and I am okay.”
One of her most well-known works, "I Am Me," was written by Satir in response to a question posed by an angry teenage girl.[14]
I Am Me
My declaration of self-esteem
I am me
In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me
Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine
because I alone chose it – I own everything about me
My body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions,
whether they be to others or to myself – I own my fantasies,
my dreams, my hopes, my fears – I own all my triumphs and
successes, all my failures and mistakes Because I own all of
me, I can become intimately acquainted with me – by so doing
I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts – I know
there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other
aspects that I do not know – but as long as I am
friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously
and hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles
and for ways to find out more about me – However I
look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever
I think and feel at a given moment in time is authentically
me – If later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought
and felt turned out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is
unfitting, keep the rest, and invent something new for that
which I discarded – I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do
I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be
productive, and to make sense and order out of the world of
people and things outside of me – I own me, and
therefore I can engineer me – I am me and
I AM OKAY
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