The current Ukraine crisis...

[IndigoSalvia]

I like this guy's take on Russia/Ukraine which is open inquiry rather than dogmatic outlooks, recognizing the complexity rather than following a simple B&W narrative, the underlying systems and concepts involved, and that the lives of people matter vs. the politics involved. 

I watched this last night, and had to contemplate for a while. It seems he's calling us to see that we are a global tribe. 

And as Russell asked, "where do we start the clock?" in terms of where did this crisis truly start, I look back further and further. 100 years? 1000 years? I keep going back because these seeds of bellicosity were planted within us long, long ago. And, what we see happening today has been going on throughout human history. 

The Confederation has elucidated some of our Earth history, and bellicosity has been a consistent theme. As Quo mentions in the 3/2/22 session, this bellicosity is severe. 

I can not intellectually and fully understand (hold) all of the myriad choices made by humans and others over the preceding tens of thousands of years which lead us to the moments that are now. 

So, I am called back to simply the present moment. And, I recognize my shadow self, and my earthly impulses. And, I recognize my spiritual impulse to love and then love some more, to accept, to be compassionate. 

And, here I find myself seemingly between two realms which do not easily reconcile (for me at least). I seek some sort of a balance between my spiritual and physical selves. 

How do we seek a balance between our spiritual and physical impulses in these times? What do we do - how do we be - in these times of bellicosity, and suffering? 

I have no easy, straightforward answers. To me, it's a balancing act.