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Reality Check: The Urge to Justify
Most of us have been on the receiving end of criticism at some point. If that’s you, then you may also be familiar with the urge to respond by justifying your actions. Criticism sometimes comes from the people closest to … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, criticism, discouragement, improving relationships, perception
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Reality Check: Choosing Hope
When you consider the future, do you see better days ahead? Or are you more likely to think, “Things are going downhill fast”? Attitude matters. There’s almost a sense of virtue that’s associated with choosing to adopt a positive attitude … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, encouragement, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Play and Learn
In Choice Theory, Dr. Glasser connects learning with the human need for fun. He described fun as the reward that we get when we learn something. Think about the joy of figuring something out for the first time. It’s delightful … Continue reading
Posted in Learning
Tagged choosing thoughts, fun, learning, motivation, perception
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Reality Check: Holding on to Your Keys
Of the clever book titles I’ve found, “People Can’t Drive You Crazy If You Don’t Give Them The Keys” by Dr. Mike Bechtle is among the catchiest. Bechtle clearly identifies that there are some things we can change and other … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, confidence, internal & external control, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: To Change Ourselves
There must be thousands of personality tests available on websites, magazines, and facebook. Some people think they’re silly, but plenty of others like them. People like to learn about themselves, and many also have a wish along the lines of, … Continue reading
Posted in Making a Change
Tagged choosing actions, examining wants, need satisfaction, self-evaluation
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Love in Action
Different people want different things. It’s a good thing too, isn’t it? Otherwise, we’d all want the same house, the same job, the same cat, and…the same mate. Some folks believe that somewhere out there is a perfect partner, made … Continue reading
Reality Check: The Essence of Home
What makes a house a home? You’ve seen the decorative signs that say home is where the heart is or that love makes a house a home. What does that really mean? Feeling that we are loved is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged dissatisfaction, examining wants, freedom, internal & external control, need satisfaction, perception
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Reality Check: How Can You Tell Whether It’s A Good Relationship?
Choice theory emphasizes self-evaluation. As the word implies, to self-evaluate is to evaluate, for yourself, how well something is working. To self-evaluate, you consider what you want, compare it to the reality, and then determine how well they match. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged improving relationships, perception, responsibility, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: The Mind Reader
Would you like to read minds? When someone looks you in the eye and tells you a tale, do you wonder, “What are they really thinking?” On the one hand, the ability to read minds sounds great. You’d never be … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, conflict, perception
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