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Reality Check: A Curious Quest
Everyone has an opinion about something. And some people seem to have opinions about everything! While this can make for lively conversation, differences in opinion can also result in hard feelings. Our lives go a little more smoothly when we … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, conflict, improving relationships
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Reality Check: Stocking the Toolkit
If you wanted to equip a young person with the tools they need to have a satisfying life, what would you choose? My long-standing answer contains only three items: we need to be able to read, to write, and to … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing influences, learning, priorities
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Reality Check: That First Impulse
“Follow your heart.” This phrase is on T-shirts, plaques, coffee mugs. People quote it and presumably rely on it as a guiding principle. Let’s take a look at what that might mean.
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Reality Check: Expectations and the Pictures We Carry
Whenever two or more people get together and talk, we have an opportunity to share joy, to create understanding, and to deepen relationships. Getting together can be such fun! Getting together also creates an opportunity for conflict, and there’s plenty … Continue reading
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Reality Check: The Power of Presence
We have so many options in how we can communicate. There’s phone, text, video chat, email, interactions on social media sites.…We could even write a letter! One could easily get the impression that we run the risk of too much … Continue reading
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Reality Check: The Love Knot
In skilled hands, two pieces of rope can be manipulated in such a way that they resemble a pair of intertwined hearts. This is known as a love knot. Romantic, isn’t it? A story told by E. Annie Proulx in … Continue reading
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Reality Check: Colouring Our Outlook
Do you ever feel that many situations in your life are random, where you can’t pin down a reason for why they happen? Even if the events are good, when we can’t find causes, life can seem out of control. … Continue reading
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