Here I Go Again
- Jerry Clark
- Jun 3
- 2 min read
For most of my life, I thought being strong meant pushing through.
Later in life, as a counselor, I learned to take responsibility. I became the person others depended on. The problem was that I got so good at carrying things that I stopped noticing what it was costing me.
The anxiety did not show up all at once. It showed up in poor sleep, impatience, tight shoulders, and moments when I reacted more strongly than the situation deserved. I wasn't listening to my own signals.
I was too busy reading everyone else's.
Over the years, I have noticed a common pattern among high-performing people. They can read a room in seconds. They can anticipate problems before anyone else. Yet they often miss the most important signal of all, their own.
Carl Jung said, "What you resist, persists."
I believe that is true. The more I fought my anxiety, the stronger it seemed to become.
What finally helped was a simple phrase: "Here I go again." Not spoken with criticism. Spoken with humor.
When I notice myself over-functioning, fixing things that are not mine to fix, or carrying burdens that belong to someone else, I pause and say those words. That brief moment creates space for my intellect to return.
I no longer believe excellence requires absorbing everything around me. Sustainable excellence comes from awareness, self-compassion, and knowing what belongs to me and what does not.
This week, when the pressure rises, try humor instead of criticism.
"Here I go again."
And as always, watch for the blind spots.
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