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Reality Check: The Wisdom of the Second Look
When we cross a busy street, we look both ways to make sure the coast is clear. It’s often prudent to take a second look before we set out, as we might overlook a potential threat the first time. If … Continue reading
Posted in Needs
Tagged basic needs, choosing thoughts, examining wants, need satisfaction
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Reality Check: The Thing About Control
A long, long time ago, I was on a flight to Cape Breton for a meeting. Everything was going smoothly. I parked at the airport; had my ticket; knew where I was going and who to meet. I was prepared … Continue reading
Posted in Control and Choice
Tagged anxiety, choosing actions, choosing thoughts, internal & external control, worry
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Reality Check: A Simple Thank You
Do you offer compliments? If so, is it rarely, only when someone has done something truly extraordinary? Or does giving compliments come easily to you? Now, how about receiving compliments? Can you accept a compliment without embarrassment, shrugging it off, … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, encouragement, happiness
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Reality Check: Expanding Happiness
Picture an image of everything that brings happiness to you. All the people, the places, the things, even the values and ideas; everything that brings you joy. Is your picture huge? Does it contain a wide selection of satisfying things? … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing thoughts, examining wants, happiness
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Reality Check: Choosing Our Alliances
The term ‘alliance’ is often used to refer to relationships among countries. However, it can also be a useful descriptor for relationships among people, and could even open up a new perspective for some. Dr. Glasser and others put a … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged choosing actions, improving relationships, perception
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Reality Check: To Get Back On Course
When events in our lives go awry, we may develop the perception that life is just one bad thing after another. It’s overwhelming. Some time ago, I asked, “What do you do when events throw you off course?” The suggestions … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged basic needs, choosing actions, discouragement
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Reality Check: Will You Ever Grow, Moso?
In his book, “A Set of Directions for Putting and Keeping Yourself Together,” Dr. Bob Wubbolding tells a little story about the Moso bamboo. According to Dr. Bob, it can take years of persistent care and watering of seeds before … Continue reading
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged basic needs, confidence, making choices, persistence
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Reality Check: What I Didn’t Know Then
Choice Theory is focused on the present day. Why? “All you have any control over is what you do right now” is how Dr. Glasser puts it in “Choice Theory.” We can’t change the past, but many of us with … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing thoughts, encouragement, improving relationships, responsibility
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Reality Check: When You’re Thrown Off Course
In our lives, we may have blissful times. Those are the days when everything is going smoothly. Relationships with friends and family are warm and satisfying, work or purpose is well in hand and headed in the direction that you … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged anxiety, choosing actions, choosing thoughts, total behaviour
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Reality Check: Perceptions and Reputations
One upside of living in this internet-connected world is that we have so much access to useful information. But there’s always a downside, isn’t there? Here’s one. While it’s easy to access information, it’s also easy to produce information. Websites, … Continue reading
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, perception
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