Book One, the workbook
The Book of Ron Workbook
A story is something to read. A workbook is what to do with it. For each story Ron wrote a lesson — a nugget of wisdom, a mission, questions, a prayer — to be worked through one a week with the person across from you. 33 of the 48 stories have Ron’s on file; 15 more are drafted and waiting for his review.
- 1The Red-Eyed Martian1 min
- 2Aunt Gladys2 min
- 3You Have to Hate It When You Run Out of Chain3 min
- 4Early Lessons on the Job Site3 min
- 5CrackpotDraft · 2 min
- 6Tenaciousness3 min
- 7The Truck Won't Run2 min
- 8The Tape Measure3 min
- 9Homework3 min
- 10The Long SummerDraft · 3 min
- 11The Long Haul3 min
- 12The Lion's Den4 min
- 13The Balance of Right and Wrong3 min
- 14The Flashlight3 min
- 15The Loan3 min
- 16The Tractor3 min
- 17Wayland2 min
- 18You Never Know Who's Watching3 min
- 19Graduation3 min
- 20Granddaughter's Graduation2 min
- 21The Greatest Grace3 min
- 22The Unit Is More Important2 min
- 23The Marine Corps Rifle Creed2 min
- 24Memorial Day2 min
- 25The Story I Did Not Know2 min
- 26Thomas2 min
- 27A Place You Won't Be Hurt2 min
- 28The Fallen Tree2 min
- 29The Bulldozer2 min
- 30The Fire2 min
- 31Anything Without a Lesson3 min
- 32Rhett2 min
- 33Who Is the Angel?2 min
- 34Precious MomentsDraft · 2 min
- 35The GradeDraft · 2 min
- 36Do It AnywayDraft · 2 min
- 37The Refrigerator and the StairsDraft · 2 min
- 38Which Engine Do You Have?Draft · 2 min
- 39Different DogsDraft · 2 min
- 40Check in the Bank8 min
- 41Helpmate or CounterweightDraft · 2 min
- 42The 80/20 RuleDraft · 2 min
- 43Marriage Is a BattlefieldDraft · 2 min
- 44AmputeeDraft · 3 min
- 45Earn ThisDraft · 2 min
- 46The Operator's Manual3 min
- 47Ronald Reagan and the Marine CorpsDraft · 2 min
- 48The Third StallDraft · 3 min
Between the stories
Pieces of the workbook that belong to no single story: how a session runs, and the words Ron wrote for the turns along the way.
- –How a Session RunsThe sixty-minute format a group can follow every week.1 min
- –CongratulationsA word from Ron after the first several stories.2 min
- –The Duck and the SpongeA parable, and a night off from the formal lesson.2 min
- –Honest ScalesThe turn from the childhood stories to the grown-up ones.3 min
- –Understanding Personality and ProcessRon explains his own personality, and why effort and emotion both have to be there.4 min
- –Can You Still Stand at AttentionGeneral Orders for a marriage. The story this goes with is not on the website yet.5 min
15 workbooks are drafts — written to match Ron’s and
marked “Draft” above. Each one says so at the bottom of its page until Ron has read it.