“If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all species on Earth… This is the real message of love.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh “The bullets fired by a crazed gunman only travel a distance measured in feet; the hatred generated by that gunman’s subtle…

from Sister Joan Chittister, a Benedictine sister of Erie, Pennsylvania (Dreamstime/Víctor Manuel Mulero Ramírez) (This is a very helpful exploration of the people crying for “freedom” to not wear masks during the pandemic and helpful to more deeply explore what exactly we mean by “our rights.” ~Alan Levin) They call it a “pandemic,” meaning occurring all over the world, all around the globe. Horrible. Overwhelming. Heart-stopping.

(My guess is that most people have not heard of David Spangler, though in some circles he is considered a man of great wisdom. In sharing his message about the pandemic, a message far outside the ones seen in the media, I’ll take the opportunity to introduce him. From Wikepedia…

Practical Neuro-Wisdom (Frankly, I never heard of neurocoaches before I found this online, free book. But I do see the value in their efforts to use science based research and practices to help people deal with the current spike in anxiety from the pandemic and more. The book is free…

The gap between soaring cases and falling deaths is being weaponized by the right to claim a hollow victory in the face of shameless failure. What’s really going on? (I’ve steered somewhat away from the political aspects of what’s going on with the pandemic. But with the intensity of polarization happening even about some of the basic facts, I thought I’d share this important analysis that was first published in the Atlantic. ~Alan Levin)

A Guide for Caring and Mourning from a Distance by Jeanne Denney (Many of the articles and poems in Covid Inspirations tell us that this pandemic offers an opportunity for each of us, and humanity as a whole, to deeply reflect and reorient our beliefs, priorities and behavior. We may…

How Humanity Unleashed a Flood of New Diseases Feature What do Covid-19, Ebola, Lyme and AIDS have in common? They jumped to humans from animals after we started…www.nytimes.com “What do Covid-19, Ebola, Lyme and AIDS have in common? They jumped to humans from animals after we started destroying habitats and ruining ecosystems.” (Scientists have been sounding the alarm for decades that the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of species that maintain the balance within nature cause damage…

BY CHRISTIANA BEST-GIACOMINI (This is a powerful and painful message from a Black woman after the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery for jogging while Black. Even more moving as it was written before the death of George Floyd and the protests that are now waking the nation. ~Alan Levin) Mother’s…

(This article is from Ken Cohen who I met and interviewed for my book, Crossing the Boundary-Stories of Jewish Leaders of Other Spiritual Paths. Ken is a Tai Chi Master and has spent decades studying with Native American spiritual teachers. In this piece he offers some of the lessons we…