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Reality Check: Fear and the Unknown
If you’ve ever had a serious medical issue, then it’s safe to say you have experienced fear. That fear may be about unknowns: How will this turn out? Will I be ok? When I was catching up with Sara some … Continue reading
Posted in Control and Choice
Tagged perception, total behaviour, worry
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Reality Check: Same Reality, Different Perspectives
Within my circle of friends and acquaintances, I hear more and more folks say, “I don’t listen to the news anymore.” Considering that we live in a time when news from all over is readily available, the decision to tune … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, helpful, perception
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Reality Check: When Fairness Holds Us Back
The mother-daughter conflict story told in Choice Theory by Dr. Glasser that I’ve been referring to has one more interesting dimension that some of us might find troubling. Briefly, the story goes like this: Mom works all day and is … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged "should", examining wants, fairness, improving relationships
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Reality Check: What would you choose?
A story told by Dr. Glasser in Choice Theory describes a mother-daughter relationship that had once been good but has now turned sour. Mom works all day. She comes home; her teenage daughter is lazing around watching TV. The kitchen … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", conflict, improving relationships, internal & external control
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Reality Check: Can you do this?
Do you consider yourself highly motivated? Does your motivation come naturally to you, or do you have to work at it? For some of us, motivation seems to require an occasional kick in the pants, so to speak, to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged "should", anxiety, choosing thoughts, persistence
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Reality Check: Love, Clarified and Committed
Recently I was gifted with a book entitled, “What is this thing called Love?” Written by Dr. Glasser and his wife Carleen, the book has a clear purpose. It’s for women who have been told, “I love you,” but who … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged examining wants, improving relationships, making choices, need satisfaction
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Reality Check: Your Discouragement Antidote Kit
Does discouragement have a colour? If so, is it grey? How about discouraging weather? Rain, perhaps? When discouraged, does it seem like there’s a rainy, grey, discouraged filter over everything? For example, let’s say we feel happy and in control. … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing influences, discouragement, encouragement, perception
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