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Reality Check: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
Whenever a New Year approaches, we look ahead. We think about, dream about, and make resolutions about all the changes and improvements that we plan to make with our fresh start. Before we get too carried away with all of … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged basic needs, power, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Should, Could, Would Like to
Dinah feels exhausted every morning, even before her day gets started. Why? She has an impossibly huge list of tasks, all conveniently stored in a jumble in her head. She thinks, “I should call that customer,” “I should pick up … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged "should", basic needs, freedom, making choices
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Reality Check: You’re probably not alone…
“So much paperwork. And it’s all so confusing.” That’s Wanda’s description of her plight right now. She’s entering a stage of life where changes must be made. Many of those changes involve finances. Thus, they involve paperwork, meetings, and decisions. … Continue reading
Posted in How it is sometimes
Tagged basic needs, need satisfaction, worry
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Reality Check: The two sides of protection
Could anyone possibly be against something named “Safe Food for Canadians”? The recent discussion around potentially negative impacts of new food safety regulations on small food producers is a good reminder that just because something has an appealing name doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged basic needs, freedom, making choices, responsibility, win-win
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Reality Check: When there’s no perfect option
Have you ever needed to make a decision, only to find that there isn’t a single perfect option among the possibilities? That’s the usual case, isn’t it? If there were a perfect option, we’d go right ahead and choose that. … Continue reading
Posted in Control and Choice
Tagged basic needs, examining wants, making choices, need satisfaction
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Reality Check: Demonstrations of Love
Dr. Wm. Glasser says that all humans need love and belonging. Some people need a lot; others not so much, but everybody has this genetic need. We have other genetic needs too, but for now, we’ll just look at love. … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged basic needs, choosing actions, improving relationships
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Reality Check: The Value of Compassion
What does it mean to be compassionate? What differentiates a compassionate person from others? Elsie values compassion; in her mind, it is simply the right way to be. She easily finds ways to treat strangers compassionately by giving of her … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged basic needs, making choices, offering information
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