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Reality Check: Fear of Forgetfulness
Are you feeling forgetful? If so, you are not alone. I’d been under the impression that it’s the “seasoned citizen” demographic who is most aware of the forgetfulness issue. So I was surprised during a recent e-learning session when the … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged anxiety, frustration, perception, worry
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Reality Check: Finding the Good Thing
Humans seem to be wired to easily recognize bad things—danger, fear, hostility—and skip over good things. I’m sure there’s a perfectly sensible survival-related reason for that. However, if the lens we look through shows us only negatives, it makes for … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, happiness, perception, unhappiness
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Reality Check: A Year in Perspective
In “Choice Theory,” Dr. Glasser tells the story of a mother who is travelling with her infant. The baby screams through the whole three-hour flight. Mom tries everything she can think of; nothing helps. You can probably understand why the … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, blame, choosing influences, choosing thoughts
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Reality Check: Ready or Not?
Many of us have daily rituals. Some folks check their horoscope, check facebook, or listen to the birthday greetings on the radio. I have my coffee; check my email, and read today’s quote from my book of Stephen Covey’s daily … Continue reading
Posted in Control and Choice
Tagged anxiety, choosing actions, need satisfaction, perception, reality
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Reality Check: The Stories We Tell
When you roll out of bed in the morning, do you tell yourself, “Today is going to be an amazing day!”? Or is your first thought closer to, “Ugghh. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this day.” … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing influences, choosing thoughts, encouragement, perception, reality
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Reality Check: To Speak or to Avoid?
Illnesses, losses and tragedies happen. When you know someone who is experiencing a significant difficulty, it can be hard to know what to say. How do you react when you see that person coming down the sidewalk? Do you think, … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, encouragement, helpful, improving relationships
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Reality Check: When Kids Get Scared
Choice Theory and Reality Therapy has touched people all around the world. The pandemic has also touched people all over the world, mentally as well as physically. Understanding Choice Theory could be more helpful now than ever. In Australia some … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, offering information, perception, worry
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Reality Check: The Value of Work
Work and workplaces have changed over the past weeks. Some changes are dramatic, with workplaces completely shut down. Other workplaces carry on with relatively minor changes. Whether it’s your work that’s affected, or it’s your experience as a consumer, I’m … Continue reading