Monster Storms: The House No One is Talking About

Storms scare us.  And if you haven’t tasted one lately, just look at Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane Ian home destruction
Aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach, FL/AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
  • Many using boats to rescue the helpless
  • Many suffering loss of their home
  • Many dead

The difference for survival after a storm is how you manage anxiety.

And later, loss.

I suggest three steps take us to safety.

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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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How Rituals Crush Anxiety in a Hectic Life

Daily rituals rid our lives of anxiety.

The cardinal by my window knows it.

Cardinals inspire daily rituals
Cardinals remind us the value of daily rituals/Steve Blaising

Every summer morning, cardinals sing a melody before starting the day.

What a great ritual for success!

  • Sing
  • Plan
  • Build

See how three rituals reward every day with peace.

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How America Can Rescue Tragedy for Triumph

This tragedy, the brutal murder of George Floyd, is horrific.

And then we watched mobs. . .

  • beat old women
  • shoot police officers
  • steal everything in sight
tragedy turned into trauma
Looting in New York after George Floyd death/Bryan R. Smith/Getty Images

How many innocent Americans have they hurt?

How many have they murdered?

How do we put our society back together?

For some reason, Tyler Perry popped into my head.

No, not Madea.  Tyler Perry.

Turn tragedy into triumph
Tyler Perry turning tragedy into triumph/Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock

Tyler was born into the tragedy of a raging alcoholic father.

Abuse swarmed him and his mother day and night.

He didn’t even finish high school, so he cornered a GED.

And yet Forbes listed Tyler Perry as the highest paid man in entertainment by 2011.

“My childhood was a story of discouragement, belittlement and unthinkable abuse, and yet I rose above.”  Tyler Perry, Higher is Waiting

More than ever, folks in America are growing up in abusive homes.

I did.  That’s why I admire Tyler Perry.  He navigated abuse for 21 years before leaving home.

Racism and inequality are bad enough, but pile on abuse, and success is much harder.

Tyler Perry overcame all three.

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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-Barre 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.

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

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