{"id":2150,"date":"2026-03-29T09:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:41:57","slug":"say-goodbye-to-worries-simple-steps-to-an-anxiety-free-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/say-goodbye-to-worries-simple-steps-to-an-anxiety-free-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Goodbye to Worries: Simple Steps to an Anxiety-Free Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Worries are like mosquitoes.&nbsp; They grow bigger if you feed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world always supplies worries. Wisdom teaches us how to shrink them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The headlines today give us plenty of reasons to worry&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Airline scares <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>War in the Middle East <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rising oil prices <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But the truth about worries hasn\u2019t changed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same principles that steady people in a cockpit at 30,000 feet can steady us in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">four&nbsp;relievers<\/span> for worries before they eat you alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-1-nbsp-strangle-worries-like-a-navy-pilot\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">#1:<\/mark><\/span><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;text-align:left\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">&nbsp;<strong>Strangle worries like a<\/strong><\/mark><\/span><b><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"> Navy pilot<\/mark><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Southwest Flight 1380 plunged 20,000 feet in six minutes on April 18, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moments like this remind us that even today, with recent aviation scares making headlines again, calm training and courage still save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">But Tammie Jo Schultz did what all Navy fighter pilots do in chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-2968\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"743\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Tammie_Jo_Shults-blog.jpg\" alt=\"No worries Tammie Jo\" class=\"wp-image-2968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Tammie_Jo_Shults-blog.jpg 903w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Tammie_Jo_Shults-blog-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Tammie_Jo_Shults-blog-768x632.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No worries, facing a crisis like Navy pilot Tammie Jo Schultz\/Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">She recast fear into a stimulus for courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Survive . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>by facing the crisis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>with a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/three-time-brain-tumor-no-reason-to-be-discouraged\/\">reference point<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tammie Jo landed the plane safely in Phoenix minutes later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-2-work-don-t-worry-nbsp\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">#2: <strong>Work, don\u2019t worry&nbsp;<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another powerful reliever for worries is work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s what Tammie Jo&#8217;s crew members said in their first statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We were simply doing our jobs.&#8221;&nbsp; <br>\u2014 Southwest Flight 1380 crew<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, forget about your <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/saavy-way-to-convert-anxiety-to-peace\/\">worries<\/a> and focus on your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cWorry ducks when purpose flies overhead.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp; <br>\u2014 C. Astrid Weber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-3-live-by-a-compass\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">#3: <strong>Live by a compass<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone needs a compass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tammie Jo&#8217;s friend, Staci Thompson, said that Christian faith guides her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After she landed the plane, she texted a friend, &#8220;God is good.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her compass is the Bible.<br><br><sup>\u201c<\/sup>The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.&nbsp; The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.&nbsp; The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.&nbsp; They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.&nbsp; By them, your servant is warned; in keeping them, there is a great reward.&nbsp; But who can discern their own errors?\u201d<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\u2014 Psa 19:7-12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible is a powerful compass because it&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>inspires extraordinary strength.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>presents hope in any crisis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>brings us close to God.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-4-stay-with-the-herd\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">#4: <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stay with the herd<\/span><\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Worry is like a leopard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It pounces on those who wander from the herd.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-2152\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Giraffe-copy-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"Worries worse in isolation\" class=\"wp-image-2152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Giraffe-copy-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Giraffe-copy-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Giraffe-copy-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Giraffe-copy.jpg 1882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giraffe killed and hung by a leopard\/\u00a9 2025 Judy Williamson \u2014 Paper Girl\u2019s World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t turn inward.&nbsp; Go outward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isolation shuts untold millions in this techno-driven world into anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay connected no matter what.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even locusts know that unity with friends leads to uncommon success and satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLocusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks.\u201d&nbsp;<br>\u2014 Proverbs 30:27<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-2960\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/locusts-copy-1024x500.jpg\" alt=\"worries fail when shared\" class=\"wp-image-2960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/locusts-copy.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/locusts-copy-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/locusts-copy-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Locusts marching together in the Negev desert\/Gil Wizen<\/mark><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Advance through your crisis with family, friends, mentors, and smart advisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world will always supply new reasons to worry. 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