Ron Johnson

Different Kinds of “I’m Sorry”

Nov 16, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, communication, emotional maturity, feelings, grief, relationships, self-awareness, social esteem, Spiritual

“I’m sorry:” a very important statement. Very, very important. Most people should be able to express these words at least once a day, and possibly several times a day. But what does “I’m sorry” mean, or more accurately what can it mean? For some reason “I’m sorry” has fallen into disuse in America, and perhaps…
You Taught Me How to Love You

Nov 11, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, feelings, mindfulness, relationships, Spiritual

I knew a therapist who composed a song with this title in reference to his own therapist. This song reflected how his therapist had, indeed, taught him how to love. Recently, I had an experience with a patient that reminded me of a person who served as a therapist for me albeit in a somewhat…
Wordiness, Wordlessness, and Wordness

Oct 10, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in communication, feelings, Personality, relationships

Many people have trouble with words. In fact, it is my belief that every human being has trouble with words despite the fact that words are so central in human functioning and seemingly essential in interpersonal relations of any kind. We might say that the (scientific) difference between animals and humans is that humans have…
It’s The War

Sep 14, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, emotional maturity, feelings, mindfulness, political, self-awareness, Spiritual

Deb and I really enjoy Masterpiece Theater, which comes on PBS pretty regularly. Actually, we don’t watch any other channels aside from the three PBS channels we get over the air. We’ve had “air only” TV forever. Occasionally, however, when we happen to be in a motel where there are 600 cable channels, we waste…
The H’end of the Road

Sep 3, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in Development, emotional maturity, feelings, happiness, Opportunity, self-awareness, Spiritual

This is actually an interlude from my previous and forthcoming blogs on “the end of” series. There is a similarity to the “end of” to this blog, but it is a different twist.I’m going to have a little fun before I get to the meat of this blog, the essence of which I think is…
The “End of Things” I: Theory

Sep 2, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in Children, Development, Development, emotional maturity, feelings, grief, happiness, social esteem

This is the first in what I hope will be a series of blogs on what I am calling “the end of” certain things. In all of these blogs we will examine the various things, sometimes behavior, sometimes feelings, sometimes experiences, that plague humanity psychologically including: Anger Anxiety Depression Addictions (behavioral and chemical) Confusion Physical…
Good for Me; Bad for Me VII: Good for Me; Bad for You

Aug 17, 2020

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Ron Johnson

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

My wife likes masks. I don’t. So what does this have to do with “good for me; bad for me”? Lots. Let me explain, but first let me review what I’ve been writing about in recent blogs. I have proposed that there is a spectrum of things that are, quite simply, “good for me” or…
Good for Me; Bad for Me VI: Complexities

Aug 3, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in emotional maturity, feelings, mindfulness, morality, positive psychology, self-awareness

This is the sixth in a series of “good for me; bad for me,” namely things that are, quite simply good for me or bad for me. The pronoun “me” could be “you”, but the point is the many things are those that enhance one’s life while other things depreciate one’s life. Importantly, I have…
Good for Me; Bad for Me V: Discerning Good for Me

Jul 21, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, emotional maturity, feelings, happiness, mindfulness, relationships, self-awareness

This is the fifth of a series of blogs on things that are, simply put, “good for me” or “bad for me.” We have previously made a case for the value of using the terms “good for me” and “bad for me” but with discernment as to how much something is either good or bad…
Good for Me; Bad for Me IV: Discernment of “Bad for Me”

Jul 6, 2020

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Ron Johnson

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

This is the fourth in a series of “Good for Me; Bad for me”, which is a study of how things, people, and situations can, quite simply, good for you or bad for you. In previous blogs I have proposed a system of discernment about things that are good for you or bad for you;…

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Ron Johnson

You Taught Me How to Love You

Wordiness, Wordlessness, and Wordness

It’s The War

The H’end of the Road

Good for Me; Bad for Me VI: Complexities

Good for Me; Bad for Me V: Discerning Good for Me

Good for Me; Bad for Me IV: Discernment of “Bad for Me”

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