Hello Everyone, Who will you be on the other side? (The thoughts below are for those who did not receive this earlier through the Meaningful Life Center, and also to highlight the links at the end as a gift for the holiday season.) As we move through this difficult time…

Dec. 12, 2020 Good morning, Sweden is in trouble with Covid-19 again. After a successful summer and early fall, they are having another bad round of infections. They made another mistake. Their success from early July to mid-October led them to complacency, to think they had overcome the pandemic. They…

I had thought I had written my last essay on Covid-19 some weeks back, but it seems that another is warranted as the pandemic moves into its most dangerous phase. If ever there was a time that those who are most vulnerable need to be careful, this is that time…

October 26, 2020 The Covid pandemic has taken a terrible toll. Each of us have had difficulties, but as we each struggle on, we must try to hold in our hearts as much compassion as possible for our 220,000 fellow citizens who have lost their lives; for the millions of…

Sweden is a country of about 10 million people with one large metropolitan area, Stockholm. The State of New York has about 20 million people, with a large percentage in one large city, New York. Both had severe outbreaks of Covid-19 in the spring of 2020. New York, after its…

June 16, 2020 The Covid-19 virus will be a major factor in our lives for at least 18 more months. At that point it is possible that some combination of a widely available vaccine, herd immunity, or a change in the virulence of the disease will have brought significant relief…

This pandemic is a totally new experience for the modern world, so there have inevitably been mistakes in responding to it. When mistakes are made, it is crucial to learn from them and make corrections. One mistake in the U.S. was woefully inadequate preparation with regard to medical supplies, plans…

Fear and panic in difficult times can cause terrible loss and destruction. We are in one of those times in America. The world is in one of those times. How will we respond? This virus has disrupted our world. In the United States, there is a credible risk estimate (hopefully…

Good morning, As we continue to live through this crisis, I have been reflecting on what can be done, both collectively and individually. Two weeks ago I wrote an essay entitled “Fear Is the Greatest Danger,” which can be found on my web site. The following is a continuation of…