MEDITATION ALTERNATIVES
Why a Single Detail Can Make or Break Your Case
For People Who Don’t Like to Meditate
Meditation is lauded for its health benefits and is often suggested as an effective way to clear the mind, organize thoughts, and reduce stress. Realistically, however, it’s not for everyone. In fact, some people don’t experience any benefits at all from meditating. In a recent study published in New Scientist about the effectiveness of meditation, researchers confirmed that some people do not benefit from meditation and that about 8% of people who try meditation experience an “unwanted effect,” such as an increase in anxiety. While the holiday season, “should” be joyful, it does often bring to celebrants a variety of stressors. This year, on top of all the stress 2020 has already brought to everyone, the holidays, with changes in travel and gatherings and other traditional aspects of celebration, will probably come with a very special version of 2020 holiday stress. If you’re not interested in meditation, or it just doesn’t work for you, here are some alternative ways to clear your mind and reduce stress, which may be especially great habits to introduce or reinforce this holiday season. Get serious about physical activity. Aerobic exercises — like walking, jogging, running, cycling, and swimming — are great for clearing your mind and getting your body moving. Really, any exercise that gets the heart pumping and increases your respiratory rate will do. Research supports that aerobic exercise is a great alternative to meditation that yields many of the same benefits. Exercising outdoors or in nature — especially in new places — enhances these benefits. Because your surroundings are going to be unfamiliar, your mind is more focused, which can help if you’re searching for clarity. Stay mentally engaged. Many people achieve clarity, focus, and stress reduction through simple but engaging tasks, such as immersing themselves in an adult coloring book, doing brain teasers, crossword puzzles, or assembling LEGO sets, which proves they can be effective therapeutic tools or alternatives to meditation. The LEGO Company has actually been developing more products for adults with this sort of research in mind. But why LEGO products specifically? In addition to being objects you touch and push together, LEGO products come with clear, step-by-step instructions, which make them easy to put together and allow you to focus more on the task at hand. Even if you don’t complete the piece in one sitting, working on a project a few minutes a day can be a beneficial way to find a little clarity.
How do you tell a good lawyer from an excellent lawyer? The answer is in the details.
Last edition, we shared the story of a case where one picture was powerful enough to help our client win her case. This edition, we want to talk about how important staying alert is to your case, whether it’s taking pictures to support your case or hiring the right attorney to be at your side. Because when it comes to catching details, you need an attorney who not only pays attention, but who also understands that evidence needs to be evaluated and re-evaluated multiple times, with diverse perspectives in mind. No rock should go unturned when it comes to support for your claim — your win (and, often, health and well-being) may completely depend on it. Even if your case seems fairly simple, you’d be shocked how many times small details can reveal life-changing facts, for better or worse. At Friedman & Simon, we’ve seen this scenario hundreds of times. For example, we’ve had cases where our client doesn’t start off with the upper hand. They’re often severely injured, and sometimes, at first glance, even video evidence doesn’t totally support their claim. We have had cases where witnesses and the client tell us the truth about their injuries and the circumstances, but the video evidence seems to tell a different story. What do we do when evidence and word-of-mouth don’t add up? We dig deeper. We might play security video a hundred times to detect a single moving shadow, revealing an obstacle that had caused a client to fall. We will slow the video and enlarge the video in order to focus on a grouping of pixels to analyze the video frame by frame. Sometimes, it may seem that no video exists. At Friedman and Simon, we investigate the surrounding areas. We look to see if the surrounding businesses, parking lots, and/or homes have security cameras. If they do, we investigate whether the cameras captured the events. That’s why you should never leave your case to chance. Contact an experienced injury attorney at Friedman & Simon when you or a loved one is hurt. Your legal fight doesn’t have to be intimidating when you have powerful help on your side.
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