{"id":1273,"date":"2017-05-23T20:41:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T01:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:11:38","slug":"empower-yourself-and-overcome-anxiety-discover-four-powerful-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/empower-yourself-and-overcome-anxiety-discover-four-powerful-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Empower Yourself and Overcome Anxiety: Discover Four Powerful Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you suffering from anxiety or pain that scares you?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-1276\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"379\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Terrifying-image-web.jpg\" alt=\"Anxiety looks like an intruder\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Terrifying-image-web.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Terrifying-image-web-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Anxiety, like intruders, can be conquered\/Steve Blaising<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Anxiety is often caused by physical or emotional pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, one of God\u2019s sweet creatures shows us how to endure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Oysters show us how to survive the painful intruders blasting into our peaceful lives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-1305\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oyster-bed-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Oyster bed and anxiety\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oyster-bed-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oyster-bed-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oyster-bed-copy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Lessons learned from an oyster on conquering anxiety\/Shutterstock<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Intruders often show up when we are . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>comfortable, relaxed and secure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>loving life just being ourselves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But suddenly, something happens!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like an oyster, we run into a hurricane or something that shifts a piece of sand or a little piece of coral inside our shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ouch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this intruder hurts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steveblaising.com\/philosophy.html#pain\">Pain<\/a>!&nbsp; Where did that come from?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn\u2019t want this!&nbsp; I don\u2019t need this!&nbsp; I\u2019ve got enough problems!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, I\u2019ve got this intruder in my life!&nbsp; And he\/she\/it is hurting me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-why-me-approach-to-suffering\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The \u201cwhy-me\u201d approach to suffering<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since he couldn\u2019t get rid of the sand, the oyster tries another approach.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-image-1358\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Angry-oyster-copy-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"Oyster angry at anxiety\" class=\"wp-image-1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Angry-oyster-copy-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Angry-oyster-copy-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Angry-oyster-copy-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Angry-oyster-copy.jpg 1713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rebel against it!&nbsp; Get angry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get mad at the great mathematical god that threw this on him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start hitting other oysters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anger sinks to self-pity.&nbsp; Pity party!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe I was suppose to be a shrimp!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a horrible oyster!&nbsp; I\u2019ve got this intruder in my life!&nbsp; It\u2019s ruining my oysterhood!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because pity doesn\u2019t work,&nbsp;he tries something different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-breakthrough-by-pulling-this-trigger\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Breakthrough by pulling this trigger<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-image-1312\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pearl-of-great-price-copy-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl made from suffering\" class=\"wp-image-1312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pearl-of-great-price-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pearl-of-great-price-copy.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">He uses his smarts! &nbsp;His mind! &nbsp;He secretes this milky substance to surround the intruder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The trouble!&nbsp; That unwanted event!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This little oyster weaves that milky substance in a way that finally obscures the intruder and surrounds him with this beautiful pearl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of pity, the trouble becomes a pearl of triumph!&nbsp; A piece of jewelry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The oyster shows us four secrets to transform anxiety into triumph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-1-you-are-not-a-helpless-victim\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">#1<\/mark> You are not a helpless victim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember this about trouble:&nbsp; You CAN solve your biggest problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You CAN make the decisions that make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YES, sometimes things come in your life that you cannot remove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the issue is whether there is a commitment to address it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-2-transform-not-conform\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">#2<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Transform, not conform<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>The intruder is not the issue.&nbsp; Your mind is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cDo not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp; Romans 12:2<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Replace old thoughts that aren\u2019t working with new thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cNo problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong> Voltaire<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-3-forget-what-s-missing-focus-on-what-s-available\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">#3 Forget what&#8217;s missing, focus on what&#8217;s available<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>When intruders make things worse, people forget they can make new decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can change the entire direction of your life by making a new decision!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find every resource available to achieve small results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make daily progress instead of solving the whole problem now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-4-respond-and-don-t-react\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">#4 Respond and don&#8217;t react<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have not interviewed any oysters on their problem-solving techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, I know dedication is a role because it takes one to twenty years for an oyster to make a pearl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Paul said in Rom. 12:2, \u201cDedicate your bodies as a living sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDedicate\u201d means to make a conscious commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-embrace-the-new-normal\"><strong>Embrace the new normal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have learned that nothing is normal anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, embrace the new normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wizard-of-oz-spins-magic-for-surviving-your-worst-storms\/\">Survivors<\/a> know that \u201cnew normal\u201d is all there is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of freaking out, just remember the oyster and encapsulate intruders with a pearl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What helps with your anxiety?<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you suffering from anxiety or pain that scares you? 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