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Reality Check: Look Back, What Do You See?
As we approach the end of another year, many of us like to take stock. Part of taking stock involves looking back over the past year or over many past years, to assess where we’ve been and where we are … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged discouragement, encouragement, gratitude, perception
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Reality Check: The Gift of Recognition
When you flip through the flyers, watch TV, or even read a newspaper at this time of year, you’ll see gift suggestions. There’s lots of opportunity to show that you care by buying something. As I was pondering gift-shopping, some … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged encouragement, gratitude, happiness, helpful, offering information
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Reality Check: Feelings for the Future
Imagine the future. Maybe your daydreams are happy ones—winning the lottery, lazing on sandy beaches surrounded by loving friends and family. It’s a future with happiness, health, and good will. Or perhaps the future that springs to mind is filled … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, perception, reality, worry
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Reality Check: Cards of Connection
My grandmother used to send out Christmas cards. Not just a few cards; it must have been hundreds. Well, maybe “hundreds” is an exaggerated memory, but I clearly recollect the lengthy list of names in the little notebook that emerged … Continue reading
Posted in Love & Belonging
Tagged basic needs, improving relationships, making choices
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Reality Check: The Big Pile-On
You may have noticed that when one thing goes badly, other things seem to go badly at the same time. The car breaks down, then the dog gets sick, and then your workplace explodes with new emergencies that apparently only … Continue reading
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Reality Check: Setting the Tone
The other day, we were reminiscing about Barry. If Barry asked you to do something, you would do it, even if it was inconvenient. Barry is just the kind of guy that you want to help out. As we were … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged helpful, improving relationships, priorities, work
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Reality Check: Greater Expectations
I’d caught the tail end of a conversation about math scores and a possible connection with the practice of moving students along in grade level regardless of whether they’ve mastered skills. It’s possible that I misunderstood. I’m sure what I … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged learning, need satisfaction, persistence, power
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