Avoidance Builds Bombs
The belief that avoiding conflict protects a relationship is common, but the opposite is usually true. Avoidance doesn’t create peace; it creates pressure. Small, unspoken issues don’t disappear; they quietly build until they become emotional explosives.
Jerry Clark
2 days ago1 min read
Escalate or Heal
A reaction is immediate and emotional, while a response is intentional and thoughtful. A reaction tends to escalate situations; a response has the power to heal. In relationships, this distinction often determines whether conflict turns into connection or descends into chaos.
Jerry Clark
4 days ago1 min read
I Give Up
Every January, I focus on what I want to produce in the new year: more goals, more habits, more output. I seldom pause to consider what might be just as powerful: what I need to let go. Sometimes the clearest way to chart a new year is not by adding more, but by deciding what no longer belongs. Behavior follows identity, but identity is often shaped by what I refuse to carry forward.
Jerry Clark
7 days ago2 min read