Jean Marie Johnson

Writer

Jean Marie Johnson is the first to say that she entered this life “with an inquisitive mind, a mush-melon heart, a significant degree of sass and a passion for all things beautiful.” She secured her first full time summer job at the age of twelve as a babysitter, sold Avon and babysat throughout high school, won a scholarship to a commuter college and tutored and worked in the placement office for extra cash. In the ensuing decades, Jean Marie travelled extensively, both domestically, and abroad, supporting organizations in their quest to enhance the employee and customer experience.  Over time, she evolved as a writer, speaker and provocateur, channeling years of life experience to support women on their journeys to embrace and express the person they were born to be. While continuing her work as an organizational learning strategist and writer, Jean Marie also writes about the joys and challenges of cultivating an authentic, “perfectly-imperfect” life. Jean Marie holds a BA in Social Work and an MS in Human Resource Development and Counseling. In her spare time, she can be found walking, tending her herb garden, feeding her backyard birds, hunting for great finds and always cultivating the beauty and the raw authenticity around her.

Why We Complain

“Would you stop complaining already?” “Complaining never makes anything better.” “Whine, whine, whine!” “Nobody likes a complainer.” We’ve heard these thumbs-down statements and perhaps have made a few of them

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Coping with Grief

We humans mourn the loss of many things: relationships, homes, jobs, pets, and of course, our loved ones. I have experienced every one of these losses and yes, I know

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My Self Esteem? I’m All Over It

Let’s be completely frank: getting older and being retired can do a number on a person’s self-esteem.  Yes, it’s greatto own your own time, and to feel good about having

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A FRESH Look at Abundance

I am plagued with a persistent hankering for Lay’s potato chips. Fortunately, I can usually reel in the urge to dive into that yellow bag of lusciousness. But coveting my

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Stay Young at Heart

If I asked you what you “should” do to stay healthy in your later years, you would probably say: eat right, stay active, exercise, manage my weight and my health,

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Bearing Witness: The Gift of Self

This holiday season, many of us will “gather, celebrate and gift” with an extra heaping of joy. Travelling maskless to grandmother’s house and beyond, we’re feeling generous toward one another.

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How to Establish a Morning Routine

  (Sequel to “Morning Routines: The Benefits are Many” article) After reading last month’s article, you may feel enticed by the benefits of creating a morning routine while also thinking, “

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Porch Sitting

  I am famous, well, perhaps “infamous” for my porch sitting. Oh, there’s Jean Marie again, say “Hey” y’all.  If you have read even a few of my articles, you

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The Power of Personal Rituals

  On a cold March morning in 1991, dressed in only a long-sleeved tee and a pair of jeans, I left my condo apartment and started walking. On the surface,

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Articles By Jean Marie Johnson

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