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Twoapenny:
I couldn't get the link to post and I don't know if it will help as I've not watched it but I find her other stuff useful so it might be worth a look.  The channel is 'Therapy in a Nutshell' and the video is 'News Anxiety: 10 Skills to Manage Anxiety When The News Is Scary'.

If it's making you feel that ill the only thing I can think of is turning the news off.  Giving yourself another stroke isn't going to help anyone over there.  Beyond donating and praying I don't think there's anything practical anyone can do just now.  The only positive I can think of is that you don't live there.  It's a horrifying situation, as are so many situations, and that's the reality of it.  It can't be prettied up or made more palatable.  I don't know what sort of seismic shift we need to get these power crazy fruit loop men out and have countries led by benevolent folk with a co-operative spirit.  But I think your health has to come before anything else, Hopsie.  I hope the video has some helpful tips, I like her other stuff.  I hope you're not feeling as ill today xx

Hopalong:
Thanks, ((((Tupp)))).

I connected with a couple friends who also needed to talk about it and that eased my freakout a lot.

Loved the title of the videos you suggest and will check them out!

Meanwhile, the inositol is helping a bunch.

hugs
Hops

Hopalong:
Discussed the war with the crows, who were oddly optimistic before they ate. After that they had better things to do.

Discussed it also with that lovely Thursday discussion group. "I want wisdom!" I asked and it really did become an amazing discussion. A group ranging from late 60s to 96 (former rep to the U.N. who's visited Hiroshima twice) is actually a wonderful refuge right now. Felt much less alone afterward, love them.

Tonight is my 2x/month Covenant Group and one of the members is leading, so I an relax and just be a participant. So looking forward to it. Her topic is:

Life-Altering Moments

Throughout our lives we've experienced events that have changed us in life-altering ways. These may have involved a profound behavioral change or a slight shift in perspective.  Let's explore our life-altering events by delving into past experiences that define who we are today.
 
We'll begin by asking what life-altering means.  Does it require an intentional shift in behavior or thoughts? a profound emotional experience? a spiritual revelation? or something else?

Then choose among the following questions:

What life-altering moments(s) have changed the way you perceive what is possible?
What life-altering moment(s) shifted your perspective about one or both of your parents?
What life-changing moment(s) changed your behavior or thoughts? 
What life-altering moment(s) showed you that you are stronger than you thought you were?

This will be a wonderful way to get to know more about these women. It's a privilege.

love y'all,
Hops

Meh:
Yep, people are running out of water and food in some of the besieged cities.

There was a report in the media today that Putin is planning a systematic style public execution process. All the deaths are executions. It's just they want to add more symbolic theater to death I guess to demoralize and subjugate the Ukrainians - so you know the locals are starving, traumatized and without leaders they will be so easy to subdue.

An interview I watched today a Ukrainian woman in a shelter said she anticipated massacres of the people who are hiding in shelters since the Russians can not have a civilian population that refuse to support them. Not everybody could leave or wanted to leave because it would break their families apart and some of them rather die than turn their back. The reporter doing the interview said she would pray and the Ukrainian woman said they need food and ammunition not prayers. The reporter frowned.

The Russians sunk an Estonian ship it looks like - not all details are out.

Reports claim that China was fully aware of the invasion plans before it started - supposedly there are intelligence reports about it. Interesting how that didn't stay in the headlines for too long.

I've been seeing photographs and video recordings of the dead.

It was stated that Putin had a 15 day plan to complete his goals.

There was also a map released by Belarus govt that appears to show Moldova as part of the planned invasion.

Teachers unions in the US are skewed towards 'Palestine' who in turn are supportive of Putin.

In an uncanny way Disney is releasing a movie titled 'Turning Red' (March 11th) close to when Putin had anticipated his war would end.

Meh:
From NY TIMES if you scroll down a bit on the page you find this text.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/02/world/ukraine-russia-war#dread-looms-over-the-refugee-packed-ukrainian-city-of-lviv-though-aspects-of-daily-life-continue
 
A Western intelligence report said senior Chinese officials told senior Russian officials in early February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, according to senior Biden administration officials and a European official.

The report indicates that senior Chinese officials had some level of direct knowledge about Russia’s war plans or intentions before the invasion started last week.

 President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing on Feb. 4 before the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Moscow and Beijing issued a 5,000-word statement at the time declaring that their partnership had “no limits,” denouncing NATO enlargement and asserting that they would establish a new global order with true “democracy.”

The intelligence on the exchange between the Chinese and Russian officials was classified. It was collected by a Western intelligence service and considered credible by officials. Senior officials in the United States and allied governments passed it around as they discussed when Mr. Putin might attack Ukraine.
However, different intelligence services had varying interpretations, and it is not clear how widely the information was shared.
One official familiar with the intelligence said the material did not necessarily indicate the conversations about an invasion took place at the level of Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin. Other officials briefed on the intelligence declined to give further details. The officials spoke about the report on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the intelligence.
When asked by email on Wednesday whether Chinese officials had urged Russian officials to delay an invasion of Ukraine until after the Olympics, Liu Pengyu, the Chinese Embassy spokesman in Washington, said, “These claims are speculation without any basis, and are intended to blame-shift and smear China.”
China held the closing ceremony of the Olympics on Feb. 20. The next day, Mr. Putin ordered more Russian troops to enter an insurgent-controlled area of eastern Ukraine after state television broadcast a meeting between him and his national security council and, separately, a furious speech in which he said Ukraine should be a part of Russia. Early on Feb. 24, the Russian military began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including carrying out attacks on cities with ballistic missiles, artillery and tanks.

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