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Reality Check: There will always be an Irma
Are there people in your life who bug you? Treat you badly? Is this the story of your life? Sweet little Mary was picked on throughout her first year of school. Her nemesis was Irma, a big girl in a … Continue reading
Posted in Control and Choice
Tagged conflict, internal & external control, making choices, unhappiness
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Reality Check: If you can’t get out of work….
Work; if you can’t get out of it, you may as well get in to it. Recently, I’ve focused on unhappiness at work. My suggestions come from the general principle that if you want change, you can either change your … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, making choices, perception, work
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Reality Check: Improving the Workplace from Within
If you are unhappy at your workplace and would like to change that situation, there’s a variety of choices available to you. Mind you, the choices may not necessarily be attractive. But choices exist, nevertheless. One consistent suggestion is that … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, happiness, making choices, work
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Reality Check: The two sides of protection
Could anyone possibly be against something named “Safe Food for Canadians”? The recent discussion around potentially negative impacts of new food safety regulations on small food producers is a good reminder that just because something has an appealing name doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged basic needs, freedom, making choices, responsibility, win-win
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Reality Check: When there’s no perfect option
Have you ever needed to make a decision, only to find that there isn’t a single perfect option among the possibilities? That’s the usual case, isn’t it? If there were a perfect option, we’d go right ahead and choose that. … Continue reading
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Tagged basic needs, examining wants, making choices, need satisfaction
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Reality Check: Aged and Happy
If we are fortunate, we grow old. If we are happy and satisfied as we grow old, we are very fortunate indeed. What contributes to being happy as we grow older? In recent columns, I’ve concentrated on practices suggested by … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, happiness, making choices
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Reality Check: The Happiness of Eliminating Options
Keeping our options open is often perceived as positive. “What are you doing for vacation?” “I’m keeping my options open.” Or, “Have you decided who you will marry?” “No, I’m keeping my options open.” There’s a delightful sense of freedom … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, freedom, making choices, perception
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Reality Check: Do you want to keep the hurt alive?
Have you ever been hurt? Probably so. I think that it’s the rare person who makes it through life without feeling that someone has done them wrong at some point. This series of columns is intended to provide suggestions to … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged blame, dissatisfaction, happiness, making choices, unhappiness
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Reality Check: Joe’s New Job
Joe’s employment history could be described as “spotty.” It’s not that he can’t find work; Joe is able to get hired relatively easily. He’s articulate and presents himself in an interview as being pleasant and intelligent. However, Joe has developed … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged comparing with others, criticism, examining wants, making choices, self-evaluation
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