Ron Johnson

Sharing Grief

Oct 4, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in Connection, feelings, grief, happiness, mindfulness, relationships, Spiritual

You might know that my daughter, Krissie, died just a few weeks ago. Understandably, this event has had a rather profound effect on me, as well as others who knew Krissie, both family and friends. The effect on me, and of course on others, has been one of grief. These past six weeks has been…
The I-You-We Approach to Relatiionships

Oct 3, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in emotional maturity, feelings, mindfulness, Opportunity, Personality, positive psychology, relationships, self-awareness

The I-You-We Approach to Relationships There are three main ingredients in any relationship, namely “I” (myself), “You” (the other person), and “We” (the combination of “I” and “You”). People tend to focus on one of these three elements, somewhat on a second item, and much less on the third item. This discussion is intended to…
Daughter

Aug 24, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, Children, grief

The family of Kristin Johnson, known to most as Krissie, want to share with you in our great sorrow of her passing, Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Krissie suffered from advancing Multiple Sclerosis which brought on increasing dizziness and imbalance. Not long ago she fell and early Wednesday morning, she developed blood clots that brought on…
Feeling, Thinking, Doing

Jun 24, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in emotional maturity, feelings, mindfulness, Personality, relationships, self-awareness, social esteem

This is what psychology is about, and as a result, this is what life is about for people, particularly as they engage the world of things, ideas, and people. We tend to be good at one of these, fair at another, but almost always less than good at the third. Let me explain the paradigm…
Grace and Gratitude

May 20, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, emotional maturity, feelings, positive psychology, self-awareness, social esteem, Spiritual

Deb and I have a special procedure the very first moment of our entering out cabin “up north” as we say in Wisconsin: whoever is first in the cabin walks over to the light above a sign that simply reads “gratitude.” Gratitude We are grateful to have the cabin, grateful to come and to…
The Essential Ingredients of a Good Relationship

May 18, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, emotional maturity, feelings, marital, positive psychology, relationships, self-awareness

I suspect you have some ideas of what a good relationship looks like. Certainly, you would identify love as a central ingredient, and perhaps things like honesty, commitment, trustworthiness, or family connections. You might think a good relationship should be composed of good communication, lots of play, or lots of work. I agree that a…
Temperament VIII: Analysts. Challenges and Opportunities

May 6, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in Uncategorized

In this series of blogs I have been presenting “temperament theory,” namely the understanding of personality in terms of what has been called “temperament” for many centuries. My own terms for the various temperaments are mine alone having been developed over the 50-odd years that I have been in practice. I readily admit that I…
Feelings XI: Paradoxical Feelings

May 5, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in Discovery, emotional maturity, feelings, mindfulness, self-awareness

We have been studying “feelings” for some time now, and this is our latest edition. Readers may peruse the previous 10 contributions to the topic. Deb and I are furiously working on a book incorporating all what we have written about and more, but the publication of that work will be sometimes in the future,…
Temperament VII: Lovers: Challenges and Opportunities

Apr 29, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, Connection, emotional maturity, feelings, marital, mindfulness, Opportunity, Personality, relationships, self-awareness, social esteem

This is the seventh of a series of nine blogs on “temperament.” Previously, I have discussed the four temperaments that we have used to understand people for the past nearly 50 years. As we have defined these four temperaments, we identify players, lovers, analysts, and caretakers. Briefly stated, players seek experience, lovers seek connection, analysts…
Friendly “Street People”

Apr 28, 2019

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, emotional maturity, feelings, morality, Spiritual

Deb and I just got back from a two-week journey of the country The Netherlands, otherwise known as Holland. We had the privilege of having some ideas of where and what we might see and do but not have anything in stone allowing ourselves the freedom of seeing what seem to be the right thing…

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Ron Johnson

Sharing Grief

The I-You-We Approach to Relatiionships

Daughter

The Essential Ingredients of a Good Relationship

Temperament VIII: Analysts. Challenges and Opportunities

Feelings XI: Paradoxical Feelings

Friendly “Street People”

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