Ukraine. How can I choose to see peace instead of unfairness, sadness, despair, warfare, and destruction?
For me to make sense of the nonsensical (which is ALL in this world) I choose to see Russia as the ego. It’s mission is to be special, powerful, strong, and mighty. Does this mission make it so? Does the demise result in peace or more demise? Hate begets hate here in this world of illusion. This world is designed to be painful and result in separation and angst. It would be silly of me to expect anything else.
Ken Wapnick used to say, “act normal” here. And I so appreciate that and hold onto to it, for any reaction that is not kind and loving, such as dismissing the tragedies of this world with malice or even humor, will result in more unkindness here. No, thank you.
In my openness, heart-light, and love I am able to encapsulate all Ukrainians, who are One with me, and, as uncomfortable as this may be, all Russian soldiers, civilians, and leaders, and energetically imagine them all as they really are; love and light, perfect, whole, complete, UNITED! I can choose to sit in the beauty and surety of this reality, experience the soul-tingle of Oneness. Victory is only of God as it is all that God knows, and as I am One with him, apart from this world, therefore, even though I forget, it is all that I know. With a sigh and am able to tap into that and breathe. Love begets Love, there is no way around that as that is all there is.
The means of war are not the means of peace, and what the warlike would remember is not love. ⁴War is impossible unless belief in victory is cherished. (ACIM, T-23.I.1:3-4)
“An instant offered to the Holy Spirit is offered to God on your behalf, and in that instant you will awaken gently in Him. ⁷In the blessed instant you will let go all your past learning, and the Holy Spirit will quickly offer you the whole lesson of peace.” (ACIM, T-15.II.1:6-7)
Laying down all else, stepping outside of my box, this is how I awaken to the miracle. Leaving behind what I imagine, which is absolutely everything that is not of this very moment. Stop analyzing, victimizing, and being defensive over thoughts in my head. Oh the power I can give to these stream of lies! Past or future they are all vain imaginings into hell – separation – desolation. It can be quiet humorous how I will snatch on to any worldly offense (judgment) and turn it into a vast empire that has officially declared war against me.
Not realizing the freedom in the moment, and each new beginning granted to me in simply pausing and letting go, allowing in peace, I easily slip into condemnation from past behavior, my past harms, or future imaginings. These stories kept me in the fetal position whishing for death, the bottle in my hand, a person in my bed, empty candy bar wrappings in a pile around me, and monsters in my head. They destroyed any possibility of present joy. I was a prisoner. I blamed others for holding onto and hiding the key to my cell door lavishing in the thought of my living hell. Meanwhile, I had a death grip on this hard cold piece of metal in my hand.
The power of decision is your one remaining freedom as a prisoner of this world. (ACIM, T-12.VII.9:1)
With a deep breath I can let go. Let go of my judgements. Let go of my tiny perceptions that will never see the entire picture regardless of how hard I try to. Let go that I (haha) know better than God. Let go of it all and simple hold on to the Love…behave from the Love….share the Love…SHINE the Love.
And so it is.
