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Reality Check: Experiments in Liking
Do you remember when liking referred to having an affectionate feeling toward someone? Now, for many, “liking” means clicking a mouse on a little thumbs-up sign. Either way, liking indicates a positive emotional response. It’s a sign of approval, support, … Continue reading
Posted in Control and Choice
Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, freedom, power
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Reality Check: Can your Belief Change your Reality?
Many of us feel stressed. Challenges, fears, upsets, and disappointments abound. People, institutions, politicians, employers and many others don’t behave as we want them to. A lot of those stressors are outside of our control. And even though we know … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, total behaviour, worry
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Reality Check: Come by Chance
A tool that is often suggested to help us be happier and more satisfied is the practice of gratitude. You’ve seen it recommended here and probably elsewhere, too. It is, indeed, well and good to be grateful, count our blessings, … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing thoughts, gratitude, internal & external control, perception
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Reality Check: A Chosen New Year
You’re only one person, but I know that you play many roles. You may be a mother or a father. You may be a partner in a relationship. Each of us is, or has been, someone’s child. You may identify … Continue reading
Posted in Making a Change
Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, internal & external control, priorities
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Reality Check: Pictures of Celebration
It’s the time of year when we are surrounded by pictures of celebration and joy. There are images of beaming families who obviously love each other and probably never disagree. They sit at tables overflowing with perfectly cooked, delicious food, … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged "should", choosing thoughts, examining wants, perception, reality
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Reality Check: Your Power Source
A young woman I’ll call Yvette signed up for math class. The first day, Yvette informed me that she can’t do a specific, very basic type of problem. Over the years, others have tried to teach her but she just … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged choosing thoughts, learning, motivation, power
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Reality Check: If your past was a yard sale…
Even if you don’t love yard sales or flea markets, you probably know someone who does. While frugality is some of the incentive, for the passionate yard-salers, much of the joy comes from the hunt. The thrill of the hunt … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, choosing influences, choosing thoughts, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Presuming Good Intent
If you’re going to make an assumption about someone, it’s more helpful to assume that they have good intent rather than bad. What do you think of that? Let’s eliminate the situations where the assumption of good intent is obviously … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, conflict, improving relationships, perception
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