{"id":1861,"date":"2017-09-12T17:47:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T22:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2026-03-22T08:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T13:23:04","slug":"prepare-for-the-worst-4-essential-tips-to-survive-any-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/prepare-for-the-worst-4-essential-tips-to-survive-any-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for the Worst: 4 Essential Tips to Survive Any Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Disaster is a graduation point because everything you have achieved is tested by how you survive the crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perseverance, faith, endurance, and maturity are stretched.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-1914\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wildfires-2020-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Survive Life's Wildfires\" class=\"wp-image-6249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wildfires-2020-blog.jpg 594w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wildfires-2020-blog-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Springs fire near Camarillo, CA\/David McNew\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When disaster overwhelms me, I use four lifesavers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-1-nbsp-hug-the-monster\">1.<strong> &nbsp;Hug the monster<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Embracing disasters is the beginning of escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cPain is part of the process. . . From the shedding of blood that initiates birth to the last gasp of astonishment in the face of death, we are encircled in suffering.&nbsp; The biography of a human being is also a history of anguish.&nbsp; The way one reacts to the suffering of life matters more, in creative and human terms, than the suffering itself.&nbsp; We become the people we are through the disadvantages and conflicts we prefer to more comfortable surroundings.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp; Anthony T. Padovano<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>How can embracing disaster lead to escape?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaning into catastrophe is a form of acceptance that meets disaster head-on, clarifying the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running away only produces more pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-2-make-disaster-a-pathway-to-greatness\">2.<strong>  Make disaster a pathway to <\/strong>greatness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Karoly Takacs was a world-class pistol shooter.\u00a0 Hopes were sky-high for the 1936 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, he was disqualified by a little-known rule that commissioned officers could not compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four years later, in 1940, a hand grenade exploded in his right shooting hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karoly Takacs . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>suffers great pain in the hospital for a month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>loses the use of his right hand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>begins shooting with his left hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Karoly had to redefine his skills left-handed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-2013\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Karoly-Takacs-Getty-Images--958x1024.jpg\" alt=\"From disaster to triumph\" class=\"wp-image-2013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Karoly-Takacs-Getty-Images-.jpg 958w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Karoly-Takacs-Getty-Images--281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Karoly-Takacs-Getty-Images--768x821.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Karoly Takacs\/S&amp;G\/PA Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Then, he waited eight more years as the next two Olympic games were canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1948, Karoly split the bull&#8217;s eye repeatedly, winning Olympic gold in the 25-meter rapid-fire pistol (60 shots) in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four years later, in 1952, he won gold again at Helsinki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disaster motivated Karoly Takacs toward greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-3-make-tragedy-fruitful-nbsp\">3.  <strong>Make tragedy fruitful&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What could be more disastrous than the tragedies of WWII?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the men were off fighting, women worked in factories, raised children, and, yes, even saved America&#8217;s great pastime of professional baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1992 movie, \u201cA League of Their Own,\u201d starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis, portrayed the sacrifice and endurance of the women who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-1920\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-League-Of-Their-Own-copy-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"Baseball during WWII disaster\" class=\"wp-image-1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-League-Of-Their-Own-copy-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-League-Of-Their-Own-copy-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-League-Of-Their-Own-copy-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-League-Of-Their-Own-copy.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Tom Hanks and Geena Davis in &#8220;A League of Their Own&#8221;<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When one of the Rockford Peaches whimpers that the game is \u201ctoo hard,\u201d the alcoholic manager, Tom Hanks, replies, \u201cThe hard is what makes it great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-4-disaster-how-can-i-use-this\">4.  <strong>Disaster: \u201cHow can I use this?\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, my wife, Judy, simply asked the question that overcomes disaster, &#8220;How can I use this?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/survive-your-worst-disaster\/#more-1842\">survived back pain<\/a> by polishing her art skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She had no idea how her pain would be used to aid the significant loss of a high school art teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Judy put the finishing touches on an oil called \u201cThree Angels,\u201d she displayed it at the 211 Gallery in Athens, 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