Where do we go from here?

What can we do now to support the Ukrainians and take steps to prevent this type of aggression from happening again?

At first glance, the city in the cover photo could almost be any city in the world. Unless you are familiar with the area, you probably could only guess.

It's Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The photo is not one of Joe's, but I selected it because I know he would have liked it. I was also drawn to the "other-worldliness" feeling that suggests possibility or adventure if we choose to cross the bridge.

I can only imagine what the photographer, identified as Subbotina on the stock image site where I purchased the image, is thinking or doing now. Or any other resident of the city or the Ukraine. I feel certain, however, the prevalent feeling isn't anything as magical as this image suggests.

I don't know if it's my age, or the shifting energy of the planet, or perhaps both, but I am gutted by yet another assault on human life and our world. I do know I'm not alone in this reaction. Signs of universal condemnation in the forms of protests, statements, prayers, economic sanctions, and more have b…