My People
"If I hang around the barber shop, I might get a haircut.” God puts people in our lives. He will bring the right people into our lives,...
Jerry Clark
Apr 10, 20232 min read
Choices
I am where I am because of the choices I've made. Yes, this is a bold statement, but it's true. Think about it, how often do we use the...
Jerry Clark
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Relationship Revolution
I am excited to share that I was a special guest speaker on Russell Tomlinson’s, Relationship Revolution Podcast this last week. Russell...
Jerry Clark
Apr 3, 20231 min read
WHHAAAAT?!
Blind spots are like a Mack truck that drives through your life, revealing your weak spots, limitations and humbling your reactions. I...
Jerry Clark
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Until You Can't
It is easy to become complacent in our world today. Life can be comfortable yet not fulfilling. It seems too easy to follow the social...
Jerry Clark
Mar 27, 20232 min read
A Window of Time.
Ralph wakes up on Saturday morning and makes coffee. Robin joins him a few minutes later. She sees a glass in the sink and says, "You...
Jerry Clark
Mar 22, 20232 min read
It is a choice.
I stopped at a sandwich shop for lunch. The young man helping me was kind and courteous and did a great job with my sandwich. I noticed...
Jerry Clark
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Secrets
Secrets are about doing or saying things that would hurt the ones close to us and cause trust to erode. Some relationships begin with...
Jerry Clark
Mar 15, 20232 min read
How do we look when we offer excuses?
An excuse is a reason to explain why something has, has not, or will not be done. Excuses for failures can be used for not taking...
Jerry Clark
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Can You Hear Me?
I had the delightful opportunity of attending a three-day conference this past week. I heard about 15 different speakers talk about...
Jerry Clark
Mar 8, 20233 min read
We Teach People How to Treat Us
How subtle can that be? We continually teach people how to treat us with every action and conversation in which we engage. Ralph and...
Jerry Clark
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Nagging
Ralph is talking to his friend Robert about Robin. He tells him he is exasperated due to Robin’s griping and complaining. He says it...
Jerry Clark
Mar 3, 20232 min read
When It Rains
Oh no, my alarm didn’t want to get up this morning! I jump out of bed, still tired and blurry-eyed, and start walking to the shower....
Jerry Clark
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Blind Spots
Some of you know but some may not know, I have written a book, Blind Spots in Relationships What I don't know I don't Know about Myself.
Jerry Clark
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Jealousy
Robin and Ralph have been dating for more than a year and are discussing his ex-girlfriend. Robin reports feeling that his ex is trying...
Jerry Clark
Feb 24, 20233 min read
Likable or Unlikable
Two supervisors were talking about their employees during their lunch break. They were given the task of ranking their employees in order...
Jerry Clark
Feb 22, 20232 min read
The Critic
It's easy for us to present happiness and contentment—it is generally how I portray myself to others. However, sometimes "the critic"...
Jerry Clark
Feb 20, 20232 min read
My thinking is not your thinking.
I don’t know about you, but my mind becomes unbridled when I see or hear people say things or do things that I wouldn't. It is easy for...
Jerry Clark
Feb 17, 20232 min read
Worry the Time Thief
Worry is on a continuum from mild to chronic and everywhere in between. Worry is that ‘silent thief’ that steals our time and our energy....
Jerry Clark
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Be Your Hero
I don't know about you, but when I wake up without an agenda, it's effortless to doddle around, get my coffee, and plant myself in front...
Jerry Clark
Feb 13, 20232 min read