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Reality Check: When Someone Wants to Pick a Fight
Do you know someone who wants to pick a fight? Perhaps there’s somebody in your family or at work who wants to argue. Some people enjoy a fight. But the fact that someone wants to fight with you doesn’t mean … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, conflict, improving relationships, perception
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Reality Check: A Change of Mind
Like me, I suspect that you sometimes change your mind about small things. For example, you were going to have chicken but Johnny said, “The fish is really good here,” so you changed your mind. Johnny’s comment is new information. … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged choosing influences, conflict, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: Adapting, Changing, and Getting Along
Change. Does it seem to you that we’ve been experiencing constant change? Both the viral disease and responses to the threat of that disease have brought changes that affect millions of people. Into this ever-changing environment now comes what? More … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged "should", anxiety, blame, conflict, improving relationships, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: Opinions, Beliefs, and Relationships
Do you base your opinions on facts? Science? Data? Common Sense? Of course you do. So do I. So, how can it be that we have different opinions about important things? It’s easy enough to accept that we have different … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, conflict, improving relationships, learning
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Reality Check: More Alike Than Different
In his bestseller, “All Things Being Equal,” author John Mighton proposes that widespread math competence could be the key to a better, more just world. What’s your reaction to that? I’m guessing that it might be anywhere from, “Yes, obviously!” … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, criticism, frustration, improving relationships
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Reality Check: A Real Gift
Gift-giving is top of mind for many people at this time of year. While the unusual circumstances of the last two years may have changed some perspectives about what is important, gift purchases are still common. We buy products or … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, choosing influences, conflict, criticism, examining wants
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Reality Check: Can We Choose Our Response?
Travelling can be difficult at the best of times. As these times aren’t exactly the best of times, opportunities for difficulties are even higher now. Here’s a travel story; it’s about choices. For months, a friend we’ll call Emma has … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, choosing thoughts, conflict, internal & external control, making choices
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Reality Check: Disagreements Close to Home
People argue. That’s no surprise; we have different opinions. Discussing opinions can be useful, enlightening, and fun! However, disputes can also be destructive, even permanently damaging relationships. Political and cultural issues—views of entitlements, responsibilities, political correctness, justice—are especially fertile ground … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, examining wants, improving relationships, perception
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