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      FEAR, A Force To Be Reckoned With!




      By Josette Veltri                                                                                    energy. In nature, you will feel your tight shoulders drop as
                                                                                                           you allow nature’s calming, peaceful sights and sounds to
         In today’s worrisome                                                                              fill your heart and mind.
      world, we can feel like a cat                                                                           • Deep breathing is one of the best ways to ward off fearful
      on a hot tin roof living in a                                                                        thoughts and emotions. It is a proven practice to lower the
      state of extreme nervousness.                                                                        emotional signals of fight, freeze, or flee. Here is an easy
      We find ourselves caught                                                                             breathing practice to follow: Close your eyes and take a deep
      up in fear and worry that is                                                                         breath for a count of four, hold for a count of four, breathe
      accelerated by the constant                                                                          out for a count of four, hold for a count of four, and repeat
      barrage of unfavorable, less                                                                         as needed.
      than positive, broadcasting                                                                             • Turn off the fear-inducing broadcast and turn on soothing
      over social media and                                                                                music. I learned from a N.Y. taxicab driver that when he
      national news. Yet, we are not distracting ourselves enough                                          listened to classical music, he was able to keep calm when
      to think otherwise.                               we spend time together with BUT what about the fears that   driving in traffic.
         Research shows too much anxiety, fear and worry weakens   are not in our control like climate change, gas, and grocery      • Meditating allows us to quiet the body and mind by
      our immune systems and a weakened immune system leads   prices? How do we control what is uncontrollable?  focusing on a word, a phrase, or by visualizing a desired
      to more probability of dis….ease. However, the fact is that      According to calm.com, it is okay to feel fearful about the   outcome. If we cannot sit for 20 minutes, then start with 20
      85% of what we worry about never happens. (huffpost.com/  state economy, the world, and the planet. What is not okay   seconds.
      what-we-worry-about)                              is dismissing or denying our fearful feelings and not looking      Now I ask that you remember the words of FDR who in
      History                                           for ways to channel them before they affect our health and   his inaugural speech filled a fearing nation with courage when
         Studies show we are born with two instinctive and natural   overall well-being.                   he said, “This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will
      fears – a fear of falling and a fear of loud sounds. In 1960,      There are many ways to calm the internal nervous system,   survive, and will prosper…. So, first, let me assert my firm
      a study was conducted to evaluate the depth perception of   re-regulate and return to homeostasis – a state of calm and   belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself.…”
      babies, 6 to 14 months. Researchers placed the subjects on a   balance. Here are a few ways I recommend to clients:
      fabricated visual cliff to see if they would step out and over;      • Acknowledge your fears and worries rather than      Josette Veltri, a Boca Pointe resident, is a certified
      none did, proof there is a natural, instinctive fear of falling   pretending they are not there. Research shows once fear is   educator and coach on loss and transition. Her purpose, to
      necessary for survival.                           out in the open, it loses its ability to rule over us or dictate   assist clients heal and move forward so they can go from I
         Further research proved infants have an instinctive fear   our decisions.                         Can’t to I Can, One Step at a Time. She can be reached at
      of loud sounds which triggers their fight or flight response      • Allow nature to nurture you. Natural elements found   josette@nextstepnewstart. com (https://www.linkedin.com/
      or as Neuroscientist Norrholm calls the acoustic startle   in nature such as trees, water, and sunlight absorb negative   in/josettejveltri/). 
      reflex. This natural reflex is seen every time you and I duck
      our heads when we hear a loud noise. Norrholm explains
      this circuitry is innate and an instinctive response signaling
      danger – necessary for survival.                                                                                                ª
         Other, so-called natural fears such as fears of spiders,
      snakes, and dark rooms are developed at an early age and      Two Boca Raton Offices: 151 N. Ocean Blvd. • 21073 Powerline Rd. #63
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      influenced by our environment, culture, and cues received
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         Yes, it is possible that we can control our environment
      and relocate, and set boundaries, and time limits on people                                                                          SOLD $855,000
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        Dear Boca Pointe                                                                    Primary Bdrm & Office on the main floor  Single Story  •  3/2/2 Car Garage BOCA POINTE - EL VIENTO
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                                                                                              THE PALMS BOCA POINTE
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                                                                                             Fully renovated 4bdrm + office + 2car
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        Dog Owners:                                                                        Primary Bdrm & Office on the main floor  Single Story  • 3/2/2 Car Garage  DEER CREEK GOLF ESTATES
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                                                                                                                                          Spectacular golf views!
                                                                                                 SOLD $839,000
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                                                                                                                      STUNNING GOLF VIEWS!
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                                                                                                                      Remodeled 3/2.5 2 car garage
                                                                                                                                         Updated 3/2 pool home
                                                                                                  3/3 2 car garage  BOCA POINTE - LA MIRADA   SOLD 23291 FeatherPalm Ct.
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           We have had a few recent complaints            FULL SERVICE AGENT                     Beautifully updated    Remodeled 3/2.5 2 car garage  SOLD 22652 Esplanada Circle W.
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        from residents who have had                       Ilene Polito                       SOLD 7917 Travelers Tree Dr.  SOLD 23291 FeatherPalm Ct.   SOLD 7675 Via Grande
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        uncomfortable encounters with                                                        SOLD 4776 Sierra Lane   SOLD 22652 Esplanada Circle W.   SOLD 6670 Villa Sonrisa
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        dogs off leash around the                         (561) 302-6669                    BEAUTIFUL LAKE VIEW! Great location
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        them of our rules concerning
        keeping dogs on leashes and cleaning pet litter. As a
        resident of Boca Pointe you must: Keep your dog on
        a leash. All dogs must be controlled on a leash by an
        able-bodied person, at all times, whenever the dog
        is on property. Also, you must clean up and properly
        dispose of pet waste when your pet relieves itself.
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