If I could do it again...
Occasionally situations arise and we look back and see that they didn't turn out the way we would have liked. It is easy to feel...
Jerry Clark
Aug 22, 20222 min read
47 on the Algebra Test
I was privileged to work in a hospital setting getting the experience of all kinds of psychological matters. I facilitated multifamily...
Jerry Clark
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Trade in my "beater."
Yes, I recall the days driving my “beater car” down life's highway in San Angelo, Tx. The fenders were bent and dinged, the paint was...
Jerry Clark
Aug 17, 20223 min read
Need a Tune-Up?
You check your vehicle's tires, oil, and vital fluids for a reason. Unwanted wear and tear can result from a lack of attention....
Jerry Clark
Aug 15, 20222 min read
I call it "Calendar Night"
It is safe to say that everyone wants life to be a little simpler. No one lays their head down at night and thinks, "You know, I wish...
Jerry Clark
Aug 12, 20223 min read
The Drift
Imagine a large limb falls from a tree into a flowing river, as the limb floats the river, it gets stuck on rocks or by other low-hanging...
Jerry Clark
Aug 10, 20222 min read
How do I feel about myself in your presence?
Do you draw me in or repel me? The way you present yourself can either make you a larger-than-life figure in your story, or a background...
Jerry Clark
Aug 8, 20223 min read
Tiny steps consistently over time lead to success.
Go big or go home. We have all heard it, tried it, or failed at it. Truth be told too many times when you "go big or go home" you often...
Jerry Clark
Aug 5, 20223 min read
Defensiveness
My friend Paula made this comment on the “Blame” post: “This is a great one! Would you please do a blind spot post on defensiveness?...
Jerry Clark
Aug 3, 20224 min read
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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 31, 20222 min read
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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 26, 20222 min read
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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 24, 20222 min read
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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 21, 20222 min read
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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Individuation
Individuation is a process by which a person becomes an “individual.” It is a separation of intellect, emotion, and independence of self...
Jerry Clark
Jul 14, 20222 min read
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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 14, 20222 min read
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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 12, 20222 min read
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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 10, 20222 min read
“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...
Jerry Clark
Jul 7, 20222 min read
Manipulation
Manipulation is a tactic someone uses to “pull your strings” and gain control over you by making you feel bad about your “authentic”...
Jerry Clark
Jul 5, 20222 min read