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Reality Check: Recognizing Our Gifts
We are free to give gifts at any time of the year. However, whether because of social convention, family expectations, or faith-based convictions, gift-giving is more extensive at this time of year. Some folks find the whole gift-giving process stressful. … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, gratitude, happiness, perception
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Reality Check: Choosing Hope
When you consider the future, do you see better days ahead? Or are you more likely to think, “Things are going downhill fast”? Attitude matters. There’s almost a sense of virtue that’s associated with choosing to adopt a positive attitude … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, encouragement, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Play and Learn
In Choice Theory, Dr. Glasser connects learning with the human need for fun. He described fun as the reward that we get when we learn something. Think about the joy of figuring something out for the first time. It’s delightful … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, fun, learning, motivation, perception
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Reality Check: Holding on to Your Keys
Of the clever book titles I’ve found, “People Can’t Drive You Crazy If You Don’t Give Them The Keys” by Dr. Mike Bechtle is among the catchiest. Bechtle clearly identifies that there are some things we can change and other … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, confidence, internal & external control, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: The Mind Reader
Would you like to read minds? When someone looks you in the eye and tells you a tale, do you wonder, “What are they really thinking?” On the one hand, the ability to read minds sounds great. You’d never be … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, conflict, perception
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Reality Check: What does your mind rest upon?
Dr. Rick Hanson writes a regular email newsletter called Just One Thing, subtitled, “Simple practices for resilient happiness.” In a recent publication, he said, “There is a traditional saying that the mind takes its shape from what it rests upon.” … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, helpful, perception
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Reality Check: An Attitude About Forgetting
Last post, I used a personal example to discuss the challenge of forgetfulness. I had devoted considerable time learning how to use a piece of software. But by the time I needed to use that knowledge, it seemed that all … Continue reading
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Tagged "should", choosing actions, choosing thoughts, frustration, reality
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