{"id":4508,"date":"2020-03-30T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/?p=4508"},"modified":"2020-04-21T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T22:05:11","slug":"4508","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/?p=4508","title":{"rendered":"Getting a Grip!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”||0px|||”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]The corona-virus is everywhere. It surrounds us, but can\u2019t be seen. Hourly reports update the latest bad news from around the globe. We can all feel the tension \u2026 and its building. We need help!<\/span><\/p>\n

The most important thing to recognize from the onset is that these feelings of stress and anxiety are totally normal. Frankly, there would be something wrong with us if we were calm, cool and collective right now. So step 1, forgive yourself for being stressed, recognize that it is a \u201cnormal\u201d feeling right now. We are united in our stress and anxiety. So, next question, how do we deal with the stress?<\/span><\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s very important to do your best to go back into your regular daily routine as best as possible. Now, that may seem impossible right now. After all, courts are essentially closed right now (all of my hearings for the last 2 weeks have been canceled), and most of us are now working from home and possibly dealing with kids who are home from school. Okay, so it\u2019s a daunting task but it can be done.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there are daily routines that essentially remain unchanged. When you wake up in the morning, look around your bedroom \u2026 everything is where it\u2019s supposed to be, surrounded by four walls and a sturdy roof. Even with the coronavirus lurking about, reflect on the fact that you are much better off than the majority of people in the world right now; better off than the majority of people who ever lived. Take an extra-long shower, just focus on the water cascading all over your body. Just feel the sensation and gently remove any other thoughts from your mind. Have your morning cup of coffee, smell the aroma, feel the warmth of the cup against your palms and fingers. You are exactly where you have been on countless mornings before this crisis. Right at that particular moment, things are okay, you are safe. Look around your home; everything is where it should be and where they were left the day before. Even the kids toys are exactly where they should be \u2013 all over the floor scattered about. Again, reflect on the fact that nothing has changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Waking up, showering, having a morning cup of coffee at home. Add back as many of your \u201cnormal\u201d daily routines as you can, modifying them as needed. So you can\u2019t go to the gym, but you can make up an exercise routine at home. Or you can go jogging, biking or simply walking for an hour each day. You get the idea. Focus on the moment, on the rhythm of your breathing, the sun\u2019s warmth against the back of your neck; gently push out of your mind anything but the sense of what you are doing right now and connect. Think about creating a mantra that you can say to yourself in your mind over and over again, \u201cgrateful for this moment,\u201d \u201cI am loved,\u201d \u201cdoing the best that I can.\u201d So step 2, do all of your normal daily activities, but do them mindfully, conscious of your feelings and connect to the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember you are not alone. Reach out to family and friends. Plenty of people in our community are alone and scared. Make a point of reaching out to them. You will make them feel better. You will feel better. Pass it along; it will come back to you.<\/span><\/p>\n

I will share more techniques, hopefully, in my next column.<\/span><\/p>\n

Be safe!<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”||0px|||”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]The corona-virus is everywhere. It surrounds us, but can\u2019t be seen. Hourly reports update the latest bad news from around the globe. We can all feel the tension \u2026 and its building. We need […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4508"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4508"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4614,"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4508\/revisions\/4614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kranzlawfirm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}