Category Archives: Choosing Perspective

Reality Check: More Questions Than Answers

Posted on March 2, 2026 by RealityCheck

I often have more questions than answers. As soon as I find the answer to one question, more questions pop up. Is that true for you also? Having a curious mind can be a delightful asset; this is how we … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: A Stress Test

Posted on February 23, 2026 by RealityCheck

This is not a test. However, if you want a test, here are a few questions you might ask. On a scale from 1 to 10, how stressed are you? How do you know that you are stressed? Do you … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: Taking Stock of Our Inventory

Posted on January 12, 2026 by RealityCheck

From time to time, many business take inventory. They look at the company valuables, such as equipment, raw materials, product that’s ready to be sold, and they record what they have. Is it what they expected? Are there important things … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: Choosing Direction

Posted on November 24, 2025 by RealityCheck

Both good events and bad events are happening all the time. Babies are born, but loved ones pass away. Financial situations rise or fall. Living arrangements change for the better or for the worse. Friends and family may draw closer … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: Choosing Our Response

Posted on November 15, 2025 by RealityCheck

Let’s go for a drive together. (Unfortunately, this drive will have to be in our imaginations, but we can pretend it’s as much fun as the real thing.) We’ll set out on a leisurely trip. There’s nowhere that we have … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: A Fresh Start

Posted on October 24, 2025 by RealityCheck

Autumn mornings are the best in my opinion. The air is fresh, the sun shines; it’s a new day. It could get us thinking that “each day is a fresh start.” Put our past troubles and trials aside; we’re starting … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: Expanding Happiness

Posted on September 13, 2025 by RealityCheck

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 →

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Reality Check: What I Didn’t Know Then

Posted on August 16, 2025 by RealityCheck

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 →

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Reality Check: Is it an Annoyance or an Adventure?

Posted on July 21, 2025 by RealityCheck

Different people, as we know, prefer different things. Some people enjoy spontaneity; others view anything unplanned as chaos and confusion. Dr. Glasser uses the term Quality World to refer to our collection of what we want the most. To use … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: Future Prospects

Posted on June 26, 2025 by RealityCheck

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 →

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