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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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Reality Check: Artificially Intelligent Relationships?
What if you could create your perfect wife, husband or friend? A buddy who responds in exactly the right way? You’d never hear a complaint. You’d never feel alone. You’d have a companion to make your life complete. Wouldn’t that … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged examining wants, making choices, reality
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Reality Check: Is it Time to Change the Filter?
Filters are useful. If we don’t have the right air filter, oil filter, or coffee filter, some tasks just can’t be done. We have other filters too; ones that we can’t see but that still affect our lives. Their effects … Continue reading
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged filters, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: Other People’s Futures
We know that we can only take action in the present. Even so, do you find that the future is very much in your thoughts? Why? If you want to consider a Choice Theory explanation, we could look at what … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged improving relationships, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: Future Prospects
We can only act in the present day. I’m sure that this isn’t news to you! While we can’t act in the past nor can we act in the future, there’s an interesting difference between the two. The past is … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged basic needs, better or worse, conflict, focus
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Reality Check: Pieces of the Past
We can only act in the present day. We already know that, but sometimes it helps to get a reminder. Even though we might like to change what we’ve done (because we’re so much wiser now, right?) we can’t undo … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, perception, reality
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