Healing COVID and Racism with the Powerful Medicine of Love [Solo Episode 9]

<p>Healing thoughts on the global Coronavirus pandemic and the virus of racism in America. In this solo episode, I reflect upon the many forms of illness in our modern culture. Since Plantfull Life is focused upon all forms of wellness, which includes physical healing as well as the spiritual wellness of our modern culture, my intention is to speak on the healing power of love. &nbsp;I share quotes by Martin Luther King Jr. as well as a quote by the Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh.&nbsp;</p> <p>Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.:</p> <p><strong>“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”</strong></p> <p><strong>“Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one’s whole being into the being of another.”</strong></p> <p><strong>“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”</strong></p> <p><strong>“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”</strong></p> <p>Quote by Thich That Hanh:</p> <p><strong>"You listen not for the purpose of judging, criticizing or analyzing. You listen only to help the other person to express himself and find some relief from his suffering."&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Quote by Dr. Joe Dispenza</p> <p><strong>"So if you can turn on the stress response just by thought alone &amp; the hormones of stress can make you sick, then your thoughts can literally make you sick. So the question is if your thoughts can make you sick, i