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Reality Check: The Five Second Rule
Do you know the five second rule? Maybe it’s the ten second rule. Either way, it’s the rule/myth that when a piece of food hits the floor, it’s still edible if it’s picked up right away. You know, of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, conflict, happiness, improving relationships
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Reality Check: Ratios and Relationships
I’ll bet you were hoping for a math lesson today, so here you go: A ratio is essentially a pair of numbers that defines a relationship. And we all know that the value and quality of our relationships plays a … Continue reading
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Tagged improving relationships, making choices, perception
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Reality Check: Connecting with others
Have you noticed changes in your relationships over these past few weeks? With the requirements and warnings to stay away from people—to literally isolate ourselves—we’re no longer getting together for in-person gatherings. Perhaps you’re accustomed to dropping in for a … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, loneliness, need satisfaction, unhappiness
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Reality Check: The Critical Eye
Many people are now spending more time at home. While that may be with people you love and care about, it may also be in close quarters and for some, it must be quite a change. There’s an interesting difference … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", conflict, criticism, gratitude
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Reality Check: Agreements Among Friends
My old friend passed away. After a century of life, he’d reached his natural end. While our friendship was not so very old; it spanned only about a decade, it had huge influence on me. It was a special friendship, … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, friendship, fun, gratitude
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Reality Check: Working with Unpredictable People
While we can never predict exactly what will happen, many situations are quite predictable. It’s painful to touch the hot stove. If I don’t believe it, it only takes one try to learn a lesson I won’t soon forget. Likewise, … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, frustration, perception, work
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Reality Check: How Can You Tell Whether It’s A Good Relationship?
Choice theory emphasizes self-evaluation. As the word implies, to self-evaluate is to evaluate, for yourself, how well something is working. To self-evaluate, you consider what you want, compare it to the reality, and then determine how well they match. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged improving relationships, perception, responsibility, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Much Ado About Recognition
The onset of summer is a great time of year. There’s fresh grass, baby birds, the promise of warmth, and maybe even some leisure time! For me, this time of year often coincides with finalizing some activities and interactions. Thus, … Continue reading
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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
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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
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Tagged "should", examining wants, fairness, improving relationships
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