How do we pull back from the brink that some warmongers seem to want to drive us to? We start with ourselves, which is the only power any of us truly has.

Find our own source of peace, whatever that is. I find my faith community to be very helpful. My late mother found her peace in fellowship, nature and Beethoven.

We each have our own source and path.

This is not always easy. Many of us have witnessed or suffered from trauma at some point in our lives. It can cast a long shadow that catches us unaware.

We may be tempted to act out our latent distress in various ways that cause further harm to ourselves and others.

So, one essential step is to recognize and deal with whatever tensions we may have within ourselves, with support from our family and friends and from professionals as need

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