The war vs our lives

[Natnik98]

It's difficult to live relatively happily knowing about war atrocities around the World. Not to mention that it's harder for us vegans when we care so much about other beings. My boyfriend is an AuDHD, heavily sensitive, anti-fascist person and I can see how compulsive watching of the videos about Palestinian children being killed, about people being tortured, is making him really depressed every day. I think that in my case meds are keeping me in a better condition despite feeling awful about what is happening.

What helps you live while hearing about those more and more horrible events? What could I do to help my love function with balance (less harmful thoughts)? I tell him to keep focusing on things he has control over and not agonizing over those he just can't stop directly. Maybe you know some effective ways to be a part of the fight against inhumanity but not sacrificing all your time and mental health at the same time?

 

[Emma JC]

That is a very interesting and challenging question and there are no easy answers as we all have different ways of dealing with this crazy thing called life.

I think one step is voting and that may sound silly but voting, even at the local level, school boards etc can make a difference on up the chain and may eventually lead to people at the top that care and will participate in trying to achieve a more peaceful world.

I also do things like send out healing and love, into the universe, and hopefully that reaches some and it makes me feel better. Donating, even a small amount can help and I try to watch youtube videos of people that are trying to make a difference as that supports them and encourages them to continue to shine light on the issues.

I try not to doom scroll too much although I do read at least the headlines of various news outlets so that I have a sense of what is happening.

I think of the butterfly effect and the "put on your mask before helping others" stories, that in order to be effective in bringing peace and happiness to others we must first choose peace and happiness for ourselves. Exuding peace and happiness and kindless and joy will effect everyone that is close to you and they will, in turn, effect the others around them and hopefully that will spread exponentially.

sending you both peace...

Emma JC
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