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Wanting it Both Ways

Nov 15, 2021

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, Development, emotional maturity, feelings, grief, mindfulness, self-awareness

I have often “wanted it both ways” in many of life’s circumstances: I want to eat as much sugar as I want. I also want to have low glucose in my blood I want to lose weight. I also want to eat too much food at night I want to slim down my belly. I…
Love V: Love Problems

Nov 12, 2021

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Ron Johnson

in emotional maturity, feelings, grief, happiness, love, mindfulness, self-awareness, Spiritual

This is (probably) the last of the blogs on love. Previously, we looked at a bit of theory of love, “not being love right”, temperament-based love, and being “seen” so you could be loved. This blog will be devoted to a very basic concept that we have developed about feelings, emotions, and love. If you…
Perfect Love Prevents Fear

Jun 22, 2021

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, Development, emotional maturity, feelings, grief, happiness, mindfulness, self-awareness, Spiritual

In one of the later books of the New Testament, the writer and apostle, John, states this: “There is no fear I love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4.18, New International Version). Other versions of…
The Last Half of Life

Mar 27, 2021

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, Development, Discovery, feelings, grief, happiness, men’s issues, mindfulness, Opportunity, self-awareness, social esteem, Spiritual

I’m in the last half of life. Perhaps, I should put quotes around that statement because I am not speaking concretely and practically but abstractly and metaphorically. I just flew by my 77th birthday a bit ago and now I’m well into my 78th year of life. Who knows how long I will live: a…
The Only Mental Health Diagnosis

Mar 6, 2021

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Ron Johnson

in Children, Development, feelings, grief, Mental, self-awareness

I am amazed how frequently people talk about various mental health diagnoses. It is common to hear people talking about their “anxiety,” “panic disorder,” “ADHD” or other things, so much so that I hear such conversations while waiting in a cashier’s line. Of course, it is even more common in my business. I regularly do…
Dealing Effectively with Challenges: The Four A’s

Dec 21, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in Development, emotional maturity, feelings, grief, happiness, mindfulness, self-awareness

We can effectively meet the challenges of the day, of the year, or of one’s life. Likewise, there are four ineffective ways of facing the challenges of life, which are Avoidance Anxiety Anger Accommodation I will briefly describe each of these ways that people frequently deal with the challenges they face in their…
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…
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: II (corrected)

Jun 8, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in emotional maturity, feelings, grief, mindfulness, Personality, relationships, self-awareness

This is the second of three blogs regarding the concept of something that is, quite simply, “good for me” or “bad for me.” In the first blog on the subject I noted that these terms, while valuable and important, cannot be fully defined. That having been said, you can recognize when something has either been…
Good for Me; Bad for Me: Part 1 (corrected)

Jun 1, 2020

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Ron Johnson

in Discovery, emotional maturity, feelings, grief, happiness, mindfulness, positive psychology, self-awareness

This is the first of three blogs regarding the phenomenon of “good for me” and “bad for me” that I have used for many years as I have attempted to help people know when something is, quite simply good for them or bad for them. In this blog I will propose the basic concept of…