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Reality Check: The Gift in the Event
Bad things can happen to anyone. While we can take action to try to prevent some bad things by driving cautiously, choosing friends carefully, eating reasonably, the reality is that many events are completely beyond our control. We do have … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing thoughts, dissatisfaction, perception
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Reality Check: Manufacturing Outrage
We could choose to deliberately shield ourselves from the world. However, most of us don’t. Thus, we are exposed to news items, study results, and opinions that you’d almost suspect were designed to provoke outrage in any “reasonable person.” One … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Freedom
Tagged "should", dissatisfaction, fairness
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Reality Check: The Fight That Never Happens
Does the tension and stress in your life contribute to your physical health? Likely so. Is there anything that you can do about it? That’s the big question, isn’t it?
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged dissatisfaction, need satisfaction, total behaviour
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Reality Check: Hot Buttons
“He pushes my buttons! He knows that I have a temper so he gets me going; then he walks away smirking as if he had nothing to do with it. He does it on purpose to get me into trouble. … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged conflict, dissatisfaction, internal & external control
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Reality Check: They “should” know…
Alice is fuming, but you’d never know it. She’s choosing to keep her frustrations hidden, and having chosen this “internal fuming” behaviour throughout her life, she’s mastered the skill. No one would know. We choose certain behaviours because they seem … Continue reading
Posted in How it is sometimes
Tagged "should", blame, dissatisfaction, offering information
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Reality Check: Turning Work from Torment to Tolerable
When asked about her work, Billie used to say, “Every day is torment, pure and simple.” But not anymore. What changed? As Billie puts it, “I had a little conversation with myself.” So, what was the problem? And how did … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged choosing thoughts, dissatisfaction, perception
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Reality Check: Manipulation and Consequences
You’ve heard of manipulators, haven’t you? Perhaps you’ve even been the “victim” of a manipulator (or perceive yourself that way.) It can seem as if manipulative people manage to get what they want, and it’s always at someone else’s expense. … Continue reading
Posted in How it is sometimes
Tagged dissatisfaction, guilt, improving relationships
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Reality Check: To be belittled, or not to be…
When Sonja met Harry, she found a man who seemed almost too good to be true. Kind and generous, Harry was genuinely concerned about Sonja’s welfare. And unlike Sonja’s previous relationship, Harry demanded no changes on her part. In this … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged choosing actions, dissatisfaction, perception
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Reality Check: Not Every Battle
When Marie met Darcy, she immediately fell in love with his kind heart. Darcy never said no to any good cause, and as there are plenty of good causes, his practical skills and good nature kept him in high demand. … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged "should", dissatisfaction, guilt, making choices
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