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Reality Check: The Quest For What You Want
What do you want? Is that a question worth thinking about? Some believe it’s selfish to think about what we want. Others see it as futile; if you believe you can’t get what you want, why bother asking? Yet “wants” … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, comparing with others, examining wants, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Which List Do You Keep?
As you’d expect from a person who writes lessons on happiness, Dr. Gad Saad looks like a pleasant man who has a positive attitude. It makes sense; I’m sure neither you nor I would be enthusiastic about buying books or … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing thoughts, comparing with others, fairness, happiness, perception
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Reality Check: Are You Afraid That You’re Missing Out?
The phrase “fear of missing out” is so well-known that it has its own acronym: FOMO. Don’t fret if you hadn’t heard that before. You didn’t miss out on anything. Not really. However, if you’re a person who hates to … Continue reading
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Tagged comparing with others, dissatisfaction, examining wants, perception
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Reality Check: Gifts and Earned Successes
For some folks, a favourite activity is comparing themselves with others. Who has the best car? The nicer house? The most friends on facebook? Keeping score can pass the time, but I don’t believe that it helps make one’s life … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged blame, comparing with others, discouragement, gratitude, happiness, perception
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Reality Check: Are you the only one?
Have you ever done something that you regret? Or avoided doing something that you now regret not doing? I have a feeling that most of us can answer yes to one or both of those questions. Now, ask yourself: Do … Continue reading
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, comparing with others, perception
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Reality Check: What’s your outlook for today?
How are you doing today? We ask and answer that question so many times in our lives—at home, at work, with friends, in casual conversations. Often it’s a throwaway question; just a way of saying something to be polite. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, basic needs, comparing with others, frustration
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Reality Check: When We Share Stories
Our culture includes so many forms of story-sharing. There are documentaries, movies, books, TED talks, and so on. We share stories of difficulties, actions, triumphs and disasters, both truth and fiction. Do you share stories of your life? Do you … Continue reading
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Tagged comparing with others, discouragement, encouragement, making choices, offering information
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Reality Check: To Make a Difference
We’re in to a New Year! But before we leave Christmas 2020 behind, let’s remember the classic Christmas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It’s an oldie, yet the message is still worthwhile. George Bailey gets to see the difference he … Continue reading
Posted in Satisfaction
Tagged "should", choosing actions, choosing influences, choosing thoughts, comparing with others, perception
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Reality Check: A Strength of Less-Social Folks
Do you ever deliberately seek out information that you think you’ll disagree with? If so, why? One reason could be curiosity: to see what “the other side” is thinking. Another reason could be to try to reduce the effect of … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, comparing with others, responsibility
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Reality Check: Choosing Your Advisors
Whether we ask for it or not, we are often on the receiving end of advice. For example, when your mother-in-law tells you that you should have put your snow tires on two weeks ago, you might not have identified … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Freedom
Tagged "should", choosing influences, comparing with others, criticism, encouragement, helpful, making choices
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