Cross this bridge and thrive over troubled waters

Bridge Over Troubled Water, the celebrated song by Simon & Garfunkel, is a compass.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Whatever you’re looking for, look for . . .

  • loyalty . . . I’m on your side
  • compassion . . . I will comfort you
  • encouragement . . . Sail on silver girl
  • vision . . . All your dreams are on their way
  • companionship . . . I’m sailing right behind

. . . and you will thrive over troubled water.

Untold millions recall the song’s August 1970 release as it inspires hope.

Last Christmas, our family watched the CBS special, Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon.

We found three treasures in what Stevie Wonder calls “one of the most beautiful songs ever written.”

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How Mentally Strong Folks Escape Traumatic Blowups

Mentally strong folks are not perfect.

They’re in balance.

Able to balance emotions with rational thinking.

This formula led Simone Biles to high honor.

Instead of pushing ahead with the “twisties,” she . . .

  • pulled back
  • re-centered
  • won a medal
Mentally strong Simone Biles
Simone Biles bronze medal 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Visual China Group/Getty Images

You don’t have to be flawless to succeed.

Just refuse three mental traps ready to devour your sanity.

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Banish Anxiety in 12 Minutes Every Day

Nothing rattles anxiety like a sudden illness.

Especially when you don’t know what it is.

It was a happy uneventful day on February 24, 2019.

Suddenly, every nerve in my body lit up like a July 4th sparkler.

My body flared like a fireworks show!

Pain shots and tingling in my feet, hands, face and lips and it didn’t stop.

No anxiety like Neuropathy
Neuropathy lights up nerves like a fireworks show/Steve Blaising

Think I was anxious?

  • Do I have diabetes?
  • Parkinson’s?
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome?

Of course, the next step is to Google all the symptoms and diagnose yourself with every possible disease known and unknown to mankind.

In my case, it was neuropathy or some other autoimmune reaction.

But I discovered a three-step formula that led to healing.

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How to Transform Your Rut into a Runway

Are you trapped in a rut?

Years ago, when folks were adventuring west, they saw this sign in Kansas.

“Choose your rut well, you’re going to be in it for the next 2000 miles.”

Ruts are a big part of life whether we choose them or not.

Bluebonnets rut to runway
Short step from rut to runway/Texas wildflowers/Steve Blaising

Since we fall quickly, it’s good to plan ahead on who will be the guide.

One of the shortest chapters in the Bible shows the way out.

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