Delivering bad news

Not enough praise

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What should I be when I grow up?

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More on compassion...

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Why some things are learnt only the 'hard way'

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Difficulty in dealing with reality

There are many symptoms that indicate a difficulty to deal with undesired reality:

• Impatience.
• Frustration.
• Anger.
• Loss of ability to listen.

Each of the above is generally considered a 'negative action' and creates consequences to hurt the perpetrator. Negative reactions hurt us and leads to self-inflicted misery.

Focus the mind on alternate methods to deal with the situation.

What about dealing with desired reality? This too is fraught with challenges:

• Complacency: leading to a loss of vigilance.
• Overconfidence: leading to rash actions.
  
• Pride in self: leading to reduced learning and openness.
• Extreme happiness: leading to loss of emotional control (how else do you explain wild partying and destruction of property after a victory?).

Each of these will lead to an undesired reality. Unless we are careful, this could lead to a destructive and self-perpetuating cycle.

Develop equanimity to avoid the dangers created by desired and undesired consequences.

My attention wanders

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Dear Santa, What I really want for Christmas...

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If you can't cope with it, eliminate it!

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