Jerry Clark
- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
Change Orbits
Relationships become predictable when we do the same thing repeatedly, even if it doesn't work. You say this…I respond with that… I do...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Don't major on your minuses
Repeat phrases often enough and they will become true; don’t major on your minuses. This is “automatic” negative self-talk. “Yeah, but...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
Alleviate Anxiousness
I think we have all been there, our son, daughter, or someone we care about comes to us and says, “I am not smart enough!”, “I am not...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 22, 2022
- 2 min
BLAME
You are in a classroom where students are working on a group project. The deadline is approaching, but they are far from finishing and...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Life, love and the pursuit...
Life, love, and the “pursuit” of…. relationships. There is nothing more thrilling, more exciting than the feeling that “the one” is...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 15, 2022
- 2 min
Individuation
Individuation is a process by which a person becomes an “individual.” It is a separation of intellect, emotion, and independence of self...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 15, 2022
- 2 min
Self-built glasshouses of pain
We put up walls to keep the pain out and wind up cementing the hurt in. We keep emotional pain inside and build walls around us thinking...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
Trust is the cement...
Riddle me this—what takes effort to build, is easy to ruin, and is essential to any emotionally healthy relationship? TRUST. Trust is the...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
Resilience
Think of a bouncing ball. When a ball hits the ground, the force or pressure causes it to bounce back. That is what resilience means—the...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
“I heard her smile”
I just happened to hear a conversation that was taking place and this sentence captured my attention, “I heard her smile”, they said. "I...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Manipulation
Manipulation is a tactic someone uses to “pull your strings” and gain control over you by making you feel bad about your “authentic”...
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Jerry Clark
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Rear-view mirror as big as the windshield
Are you driving down life’s highway with a rear-view mirror as big as the windshield? Sounds silly but we do not realize what a blind...
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