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Reality Check: Make Something Good Happen
The transition from one year to the next often motivates us to make a change, preferably for the better. Maybe you want to set out on a new adventure or improve a relationship. Holidays often include opportunities to get together. … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, dissatisfaction, examining wants, making choices
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Reality Check: The Benefit of Mistakes
“Oops! I made a mistake.” Is there anyone out there who genuinely believes that they’ve never made a mistake? If that’s you, then I guess you can stop reading now. This column is for the rest of us—the mere mortals. … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, choosing thoughts, learning, making choices
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Reality Check: Choosing Your Advisors
Whether we ask for it or not, we are often on the receiving end of advice. For example, when your mother-in-law tells you that you should have put your snow tires on two weeks ago, you might not have identified … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", choosing influences, comparing with others, criticism, encouragement, helpful, making choices
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Reality Check: Lost for Words?
Do you know the “scolded puppy” feeling? If not, picture this: You’re in a conversation, and you perceive that you’re being criticized and misunderstood. Your opponent is using clever words and making excellent points. You have no response. So you … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", criticism, need satisfaction, offering information
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Reality Check: A Step in the “Take Charge” Direction
The word “crisis” conveys a sense of urgency and it’s sometimes associated with the mental health system, accompanied by commentary that there aren’t enough resources and things are getting worse. Perhaps that’s true; perhaps it’s not. Allocation of resources will … Continue reading
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Tagged improving relationships, offering information, unhappiness
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Reality Check: Other People’s Misery
Do you ever find yourself embracing misery that isn’t really yours? John does. Unlike others in his extended family, John feels that he has a duty to visit and maintain connection with his great-uncle Matthew. Far from expressing appreciation, Matthew … Continue reading
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Tagged examining wants, frustration, unhappiness
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Reality Check: Manufacturing Outrage
We could choose to deliberately shield ourselves from the world. However, most of us don’t. Thus, we are exposed to news items, study results, and opinions that you’d almost suspect were designed to provoke outrage in any “reasonable person.” One … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", dissatisfaction, fairness
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Reality Check: The Happiness Choice
The William Glasser organization just launched a website called Mental Health & Happiness at www.mentalhealthandhappiness.com Associating mental health with happiness may not make sense if your picture of happiness is giddy laughter, personal indulgence, or fantastic luck. If so, you … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, happiness, need satisfaction
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