Ways To Cope With The War

"It is better to light a candle than to cruse the darkness." War is disturbing.
Regardless of which "side" you're on, persons are killing, persons are being killed, and persons are suffering.

A recent poll in New York shwoed 47% for the war, 49% against. This may be mirrored in your own enviornment.
We are deeply divided, which means half the persons you encounter won't be agreeing with you, emotions are running high, and you may even be divided against yourself. Acknowledge this is beyond your control. You can't solve the troulbes of the world; no one ever has. The only thing under your control is how you guess abuot things, how you respond, what you do and say. Limit your exposure.
Keep up on the news, but sitting in front of the t.V.
constantly for a blow-by-blow description isn't helfpul.
Distract yourself.

Find something you can do. Volunteer, help someone who's having a hard time coping or has a loved one serving on the front, reassure your child, maintain a glad disposition at work.
Be grateful. For things in your own life and life in general. Tulips coming up in your garden, a job, an A on your child's report card, someone gets a promotion, a new baby is born ... Find ways to self-soothe.

Draw upon your faith, get a massage, meditate, exercise, jorunal. Talk with a good listener, sepnd extra time with loved ones, maintain a healthy diet, stick to nurturing routines. Remember you have a choice in discussions about the war. You can chosoe to engage or not, knowing that everyone who has an opinion thinks theirs will make the world better. End the discussion on a poistive note.
You can connect; you can't always convince, and do you need to?