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Reality Check: Bad News Bearers
“I know you don’t want to hear this but I have to tell you anyway.” Do you ever say (or think) that? You believe that you need to inform somebody of something unpleasant, and they’re not going to like it. … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, conflict, offering information, responsibility
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Reality Check: Is It Just Too Much?
Self-evaluation is the process of examining what we are doing and determining whether we’re moving in the direction we want. It can be helpful in many situations. Take Bruce, who works long and hard at work and in life. He’s … Continue reading
Posted in Control and Choice
Tagged "should", choosing actions, responsibility, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Aged and Happy
If we are fortunate, we grow old. If we are happy and satisfied as we grow old, we are very fortunate indeed. What contributes to being happy as we grow older? In recent columns, I’ve concentrated on practices suggested by … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, happiness, making choices
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Reality Check: Happiness and Self-Responsibility
Self-responsibility. In some circles, it’s practically a dirty word. It seems that a cold and frightening picture comes to mind for some folks when they hear that there’s a move afoot to promote self-reliance as a useful skill. It’s as … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged blame, choosing actions, motivation, offering information, perception
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Reality Check:The Happiness of Turning Toward
Have I told you lately that I love you? In any series of articles that’s looking to help increase our happiness, you knew that sooner or later, love would have to show up! It’s well-established that an important factor in … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged choosing actions, happiness, improving relationships
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Reality Check: All Work and All Play
Think back to when you’ve had a really satisfying day. Perhaps it was yesterday! Or maybe you have to search your memory and go back years. No matter. Just think of a good, satisfying day that you’ve actually experienced—not one … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, happiness, motivation, work
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Reality Check: Practice Makes Better
We get good at what we practice. Even if we never completely master a skill, the more we practice, the more we improve. Conversely, if we don’t practice, we won’t improve and may even lose what skill we had. In … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing actions, happiness, worry
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Reality Check: To Rely and to Be Reliable
There’s a particular satisfaction for me when someone I know has made progress in their life. It’s especially gratifying if I can perceive that I had contributed to that progress, even in a tiny way. Often, the achievements are relatively … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, happiness, improving relationships
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Reality Check: The Purpose of Difficulty?
At some point in your life, you will probably go through a difficult patch. Perhaps you perceive that you have had more than your share of difficulties already. Maybe you’ve witnessed someone whose life seems to be filled with one … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, discouragement, perception
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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
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Tagged basic needs, choosing actions, improving relationships
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