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Look Back, Let GO And Keep MARCHing Forward

By Josette Veltri So how can we meet with our higher selves to face the
uncomfortable memories of our past, find healing and peace
Letting go of the past to keep MARCHing forward?
is not easy but fighting One way is to journal. Researchers found that journaling
the reality of the event, provides an emotional release – a common practice to
traumatic or otherwise, only healing. Additional ways are known as:
increases our emotional Heart Focused Breathing – directing your attention to
and mental suffering. the heart area and breathing in a little more deeply than
Many will question if it normal, holding for a few seconds, then exhaling with a sigh.
is possible to move forward (HeartMath)
without denying or fighting Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) – By tapping on
the realities of our past certain points on the body, individuals found it helpful to
experiences? And, research has shown repeatedly that acknowledge, accept and manage painful emotions. (purdue.
the answer is YES, it is possible, IF we can acknowledge In his book The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, edu/newsroom/purduetoday)
and accept past experiences, and accurately label them. Psychologist Christopher Germer suggests how to get Havening – a distinctive self-soothing motion with
Research continues to prove that when we ignore painful unstuck from painful unresourceful emotions. He proposes crossed arms, and gently but noticeable stroking from
emotions of the past, they will eventually find a way to instead of fighting with our emotional pain, which keeps us shoulders to elbows. The practice focuses heavily on self-
surface physically in multiple forms such as high blood trapped, to face the painful experience (a sacred wound) as compassion, kindness, and self-care. A concept developed
pressure, headaches, IBS, tight shoulders, overeating, best as we can and find a label for the feeling. For example, by Dr. Ronald Ruden a neuroscientist and Harvard Graduate.
sleeplessness, irritability and more. I feel fear. The next step is to imagine what fear looks like - Confronting our emotional struggles is a process which
give it a size, a shape, a color and/or a sound. This practice takes time, patience and a commitment to acknowledge,
distances ourselves from emotional pain by keeping us in
Move Over LAW the present and able to see our past - sacred wounds - with accept the past and its emotions. And, yes, it is possible as
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., once said, “You can’t
a new perspective.
connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect
At times, being honest and authentic with ourselves can
(FS 316.126) be difficult. Accepting, acknowledging and labeling what them looking backwards. So, you have to trust that the dots
will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in
was, helps us find and hold a space for those painful sacred
something ….and it has made all the difference in my life.”
wounds. And, finding space is a MUST if we want to fully My hope is that this article will make a difference in your
By Elyse Weintraub connect with our higher selves that continually nudges us life as well.
Brown, Community to let it go (whatever it is), forgive and keep MARCHing
Education Specialist, forward. Josette Veltri, a Boca Point resident, is a certified
Palm Beach County Fire It was Psychoanalyst Carl Jung who believed there educator and coach on loss and transition. Her purpose, to
Rescue is a part of the psyche called the “shadow” which is our assist clients heal and move forward so they can go from I
(561) 616-7051 or unconscious repressed past emotions. Jung reminds us that Can’t to I Can, One Step at a Time. She can be reached at
ewbrown@pbcgov.org until we make the unconscious conscious, it will direct our josette@nextstepnewstart.com (https://www.linkedin.com/
lives and we will call it fate. (simplypsycholgy) in/josettejveltri). 
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when you are driving on a local roadway, and you
see DRIVING BEHIND YOU a fire truck or other
emergency vehicle with lights flashing and sirens
wailing on the way to an emergency? The Answer is …
you must yield the right of way. When it is safe to do
so, move over as close as reasonable to the closest edge
of the curb of the roadway, clear of any intersection
and then stop. When this happens on highways and
interstates, rather than stop, slow down and then safely
move over so that the emergency vehicle can pass.
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do when you are driving on a roadway with multiple
lanes, and you see a fire truck or rescue truck working Mon. - Thurs.
an emergency ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD? The at Bar Only all Day
Answer is….When it is safe to do, merge away from a Mon. - Fri. 3 - 6 pm
vehicle working on the side of the roadway to provide
an empty travel lane for the emergency worker. If you
are not able to safely move over, you must slow down Lunch SpeciaLS
to a speed of 20 MPH below the posted speed limit every Day
unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer.
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On a two-lane roadway…Where there is NO lane of starting at 11
travel in the same direction to merge over to, you are
REQUIRED to slow down to a speed that is 20 miles
per hour less than the posted speed limit. If the speed
limit is 20 miles per hour or less, you must slow down
to five miles per hour.
In the State of Florida, drivers must also move
over for sanitation vehicles and utility service vehicles
performing tasks related to their services, and wreckers
displaying amber rotating or flashing lights performing
a recovery or loading on the roadside.
Violating the Move Over Law can result in a fine
and points on your license; and worse, because it
puts rescuers, civilians, and other motorists at risk of
serious injury and even death. For everyone’s safety,
share the Move Over Law with others. Help us…help
You! 