Understanding:

In this life, there is much to experience.

Whether it be in the inner world or the world around us, there is much to observe and take in.

Not all of it is pleasant yet it is part of the reality that we experience and are affected by.

Some of it we can have agency over, much of it not so much.

So how do we manage to stay balanced, healthy, and engaged even when the conditions around us are challenging and dont feel safe?

How can we maintain a semblance of calm and reason when beings around us are scared, angry and reactive?

What I have been taught is to PAUSE ...and return to a place of perspective that serves all beings ....Understanding.

We all want respect. We all want to be appreciated. We all want to be loved...

But what is really emerging in this present-day reality and confusion is beings REALLY want to be heard.

They want to have rights and they want their opinions to have value.

They want to feel like their lives matter and that they and their families are important.

THIS IS NOT STRANGE. It is normal and reasonable.

The Important element to focus on though is:

How do we go about getting our needs met and also allow others to have the same benefits...even if our goals and needs are different?

THAT  IS  THE  ISSUE.

It is this simple yet profound understanding that allows us to be more kind, reasonable, and flexible when in the middle of fear and challenge.

It is Understanding that allows compassion and forgiveness to arise.

This is NOT a checkout or disengagement, and no one's rights should be disrespected but..

It is a conscious choice on how to deal with the difficult and interact with the reactionary.

Then with this wisdom, we can have more space, bandwidth, and skillfulness in dealing with the chaos that impacts us all.

And always return to the LOVE.