consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--Draconian Lockdown Powers: It’s a Slippery Slope from Handwashing to House Arrest

We still have choices .
Just because we ’ re fighting an unseen enemy in the form of a virus doesn ’ t mean we have to relinquish every shred of our humanity , our common sense , or our freedoms to a nanny state that thinks it can do a better job of keeping us safe .
Whatever we give up willingly now—whether it ’ s basic human decency , the ability to manage our private affairs , the right to have a say in how the government navigates this crisis or the few rights still left to us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent years by a power-hungry police state—we won ’ t get back so easily once this crisis is past .
Neither should we .
Every day brings a drastic new set of restrictions by government bodies ( most have been delivered by way of executive orders ) at the local , state and federal level that are eager to flex their muscles for the so-called “ good ” of the populace .
This is where we run the risk of this whole fly-by-night operation going completely off the rails .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing in order to flatten the curve of this virus because we can ’ t afford to risk overwhelming the hospitals and exposing the most vulnerable in the nation to unavoidable loss of life scenarios .
However , there ’ s a fine line between strongly worded suggestions for citizens to voluntarily stay at home and strong-armed house arrest orders with penalties in place for non-compliance .
More than three-quarters of all Americans have now been ordered to stay at home and that number is growing as more states fall in line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many for the remainder of the academic year .
Many of the states have banned gatherings of more than 10 people .
At least three states ( Nevada , North Carolina , and Pennsylvania ) have ordered non-essential businesses to close .
In Washington , DC , residents face 90 days in jail and a $ 5,000 fine if they leave their homes during the coronavirus outbreak .
Residents of Maryland , Hawaii and Washington State also risk severe penalties of up to a year in prison and a $ 5,000 fine for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alaska could face jail time and up to $ 25,000 in fines .
Kentucky residents are prohibited from traveling outside the state , with a few exceptions .
New York City , the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. , is offering its Rikers Island prisoners $ 6 an hour to help dig mass graves .
In San Francisco , cannabis dispensaries were included among the essential businesses allowed to keep operating during the city-wide lockdown .
New Jersey ’ s governor canceled gatherings of any number , including parties , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the restrictions could continue for weeks or months .
One city actually threatened to prosecute residents who spread false information about the virus .
Oregon banned all nonessential social and recreational gatherings , regardless of size .
Rhode Island has given police the go-ahead to pull over anyone with New York license plates to record their contact information and order them to self-quarantine for 14 days .
South Carolina ’ s police have been empowered to break up any public gatherings of more than three people .
Of course , there are exceptions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in more than 30 states and counting ) , the longest of which runs until June 10 .
Essential workers ( doctors , firefighters , police and grocery store workers ) can go to work .
Everyone else will have to fit themselves into a variety of exceptions in order to leave their homes : for grocery runs , doctor visits , to get exercise , to visit a family member , etc .
Throughout the country , more than 14,000 “ Citizen-Soldiers ” of the National Guard have been mobilized to support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their fight against the coronavirus .
While the Guard officials insist they have not been tasked with martial law , they are coordinating with the Pentagon , FEMA , and the states/territories on COVID-19 response missions .
A quick civics lesson : Martial law is a raw exercise of executive power that can override the other branches of government and assume control over the functioning of a nation , state , or smaller area within a state .
The power has been exercised by the president , as President Lincoln did soon after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and by governors , as was done in Idaho to quell a miner ’ s strike that broke out there in 1892 .
In areas under martial law , all power rests with the military authority in charge .
As British General Wellington wrote , “ martial law ” is no law at all , but the martial rule ; it abolishes all law and substitutes for it the will of the military commander .
Military personnel are not bound by constitutional restrictions requiring a warrant and may enter and search homes without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil courts would no longer be functioning to hear citizen complaints or to enforce their constitutional rights .
Thus far , we have not breached the Constitution ’ s crisis point : martial law has yet to be overtly imposed ( although an argument could be made to the contrary given the militarized nature of the American police state ) .
It ’ s just a matter of time before all hell breaks loose .
If this is not the defining point at which we cross over into all-out totalitarianism , then it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see how easily we will surrender .
Curiously enough , although Americans have been generally compliant with the government ’ s suggestions and orders with a few notable exceptions , there ’ s been a small groundswell of resistance within parts of the religious community over whether churches , synagogues and other religious institutions that hold worship services should be exempt from state-wide bans on mass gatherings .
While many churches have resorted to drive-in services and live-streamed services for its congregants , others have refused to close their doors .
One pastor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ground , claiming that the government ’ s orders violate his right to religious freedom , was arrested after holding multiple church services during which attendees were reportedly given hand sanitizer and made to keep a six-foot distance between family groups .
It ’ s an interesting test of the First Amendment ’ s freedom of assembly and religious freedom clauses versus the government ’ s compelling state interest in prohibiting mass gatherings in order to prevent the spread of the virus .
Generally , the government has to show a compelling state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights such as free speech , assembly , press , search , and seizure , etc .
Most of the time , it lacks that compelling state interest , but it still manages to violate those rights , setting itself up for legal battles further down the road .
These lockdown measures—on the right of the people to peaceably assemble , to travel , to engage in commerce , etc.—unquestionably restrict fundamental constitutional rights , which might pass muster for a short period of time , but can it be sustained for longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenge before us , of course , if these days and weeks potentially stretch into months-long quarantines .
For example , the First Amendment guarantees “ the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
” While the freedom to travel has been specifically recognized only as in the context of interstate or international travel , the freedom of movement is implicit liberty given that government agents may not stop and question or search persons unless they have some legal justification .
As a rule , people are free to roam and loiter in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide police with their identity or give an account of their purpose for exercising their freedom .
However , as with all constitutional rights , these freedoms , as the Courts have ruled , are not unqualified .
Even content-based restrictions on speech are allowed under the First Amendment if the restriction is needed to serve a compelling government interest .
The Supreme Court long ago “ distinctly recognized the authority of a state to enact quarantine laws and health laws of every description [ . ]
” Such laws are an exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and if there is a rational basis for believing they are needed to protect the public health , they will be deemed to serve a compelling government interest .
The point was made over 100 years ago in circumstances similar to today ’ s COVID-19 outbreak when a smallpox outbreak occurred in Cambridge , Mass.
, invoking a state law allowing localities to make vaccinations mandatory and enforceable by criminal penalties .
In upholding the law and local order against a claim that it violated the constitutional liberty to control one ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court declared : The Court went on to write that “ [ u ] pon the principle of self-defense , of paramount necessity , a community has the right to protect itself against an epidemic of disease which threatens the safety of its members.
” Most states have enacted laws that recognize the need for prompt action in times of emergency , including epidemics , and have delegated the authority to and executive officer to take action to address that emergency .
For example , Tennessee law provides that the governor is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the force and effect of law to address emergencies , which include disease outbreaks and epidemics .
That state ’ s law similarly grants mayors or other local chief executive officers the power to issue orders and directives deemed necessary , including closing public facilities , in order to address civil emergencies .
Courts have ruled that they will defer to the decisions of executive authority on the decision as to whether an emergency exists and whether the means employed to address the emergency are reasonable and legal , although there could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the executive decision is arbitrary and unreasonable .
When governments act under their police power to control plagues and epidemics , those laws are valid even though they may restrict individuals in the exercise of constitutional rights .
As one legal scholar recently noted , the balance between individual rights and the protection of the public “ assumes that there will be times when there are truly compelling emergencies justifying severe measures .
A global pandemic that spreads even among those who are asymptomatic and could exceed the capacity of the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just such a compelling situation.
” At the moment , the government believes it has a compelling interest—albeit a temporary one—in restricting gatherings , assemblies , and movement in public in order to minimize the spread of this virus .
The key point is this : while we may tolerate these restrictions on our liberties in the short term , we should never fail to be on guard lest these one-time constraints become a slippery slope to a total lockdown mindset .
What we must guard against , more than ever before , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to our prison walls—these lockdowns , authoritarian dictates , and police state tactics justified as necessary for national security—that we allow the government to keep having its way in all things , without any civic resistance or objections being raised .
Martin Niemoller learned that particular lesson the hard way .
A German military officer turned theologian , Niemoller was an early supporter of Hitler ’ s rise to power , having believed his promises to protect the church and not allow pogroms against the Jewish people .
It didn ’ t take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but by the time the German people realized they had been double-crossed , it was too late .
As Niemoller warned : “ First they came for the Socialists , and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist .
Then they came for the Trade Unionists , and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist .
Then they came for the Jews , and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew .
Then they came for me—and there was no one left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for those of us housebound and watching from a distance as the Fourth Reich emerges from the shadows is this : all freedoms hang together .
Niemoller ’ s warning for our modern age would probably go something like this : First , the government went after the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures , and I did not object , because I had nothing to hide .
Then they went after the right to not be spied upon , and I did not object , because I had done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to criticize the government , and I still did not object , because I had nothing to criticize them for .
Then they went after the right to speak—worship—and assemble freely , and I did not object , because I had nothing to say , no one to worship , and nowhere to congregate .
By the time the government came to lock me up , there was no one left to set me free .
In other words , don ’ t be naïve : the government use this crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reach of the Constitution .
The Justice Department has already signaled its desire to suspend parts of the Constitution indefinitely .
Travel too far down that slippery slope , and there will be no turning back .
Curiously enough , although Americans have not been inclined to agree on anything much lately , given the extreme polarization of the country politically , a recent survey indicates that “ people of both parties seem rather okay with undermining core civil liberties in order to fight the pandemic.
” As I make clear in my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American People , if you wait to speak out—stand up—and resist until the government ’ s lockdowns impact freedoms personally , it could be too late .
What would be far worse , however , is handing over your freedoms voluntarily—without even a semblance of protest—to a government that cares little to nothing about your freedoms or your lives .

By John W. Whitehead | The Rutherford Institute
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”—Viktor Frankl
We still have choices.
Just because we’re fighting an unseen enemy in the form of a virus doesn’t mean we have to relinquish every shred of our humanity, our common sense, or our freedoms to a nanny state that thinks it can do a better job of keeping us safe.
Whatever we give up willingly now—whether it’s basic human decency, the ability to manage our private affairs, the right to have a say in how the government navigates this crisis or the few rights still left to us that haven’t been disemboweled in recent years by a power-hungry police state—we won’t get back so easily once this crisis is past.
The government never cedes power willingly.
Neither should we.
Every day brings a drastic new set of restrictions by government bodies (most have been delivered by way of executive orders) at the local, state and federal level that are eager to flex their muscles for the so-called “good” of the populace.
This is where we run the risk of this whole fly-by-night operation going completely off the rails.
It’s one thing to attempt an experiment in social distancing in order to flatten the curve of this virus because we can’t afford to risk overwhelming the hospitals and exposing the most vulnerable in the nation to unavoidable loss of life scenarios. However, there’s a fine line between strongly worded suggestions for citizens to voluntarily stay at home and strong-armed house arrest orders with penalties in place for non-compliance.
More than three-quarters of all Americans have now been ordered to stay at home and that number is growing as more states fall in line.
Schools have canceled physical classes, many for the remainder of the academic year.
Many of the states have banned gatherings of more than 10 people.
At least three states (Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania) have ordered non-essential businesses to close.
In Washington, DC, residents face 90 days in jail and a $5,000 fine if they leave their homes during the coronavirus outbreak. Residents of Maryland, Hawaii and Washington State also risk severe penalties of up to a year in prison and a $5,000 fine for violating the stay-at-home orders. Violators in Alaska could face jail time and up to $25,000 in fines.
Kentucky residents are prohibited from traveling outside the state, with a few exceptions.
New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., is offering its Rikers Island prisoners $6 an hour to help dig mass graves.
In San Francisco, cannabis dispensaries were included among the essential businesses allowed to keep operating during the city-wide lockdown.
New Jersey’s governor canceled gatherings of any number, including parties, weddings and religious ceremonies, and warned the restrictions could continue for weeks or months. One city actually threatened to prosecute residents who spread false information about the virus.
Oregon banned all nonessential social and recreational gatherings, regardless of size.
Rhode Island has given police the go-ahead to pull over anyone with New York license plates to record their contact information and order them to self-quarantine for 14 days.
South Carolina’s police have been empowered to break up any public gatherings of more than three people.
Of course, there are exceptions to all of these stay-at-home orders (in more than 30 states and counting), the longest of which runs until June 10. Essential workers (doctors, firefighters, police and grocery store workers) can go to work. Everyone else will have to fit themselves into a variety of exceptions in order to leave their homes: for grocery runs, doctor visits, to get exercise, to visit a family member, etc.
Throughout the country, more than 14,000 “Citizen-Soldiers” of the National Guard have been mobilized to support the states and the federal government in their fight against the coronavirus. While the Guard officials insist they have not been tasked with martial law, they are coordinating with the Pentagon, FEMA, and the states/territories on COVID-19 response missions.
A quick civics lesson: Martial law is a raw exercise of executive power that can override the other branches of government and assume control over the functioning of a nation, state, or smaller area within a state. The power has been exercised by the president, as President Lincoln did soon after the start of the Civil War, and by governors, as was done in Idaho to quell a miner’s strike that broke out there in 1892.
In areas under martial law, all power rests with the military authority in charge. As British General Wellington wrote, “martial law” is no law at all, but the martial rule; it abolishes all law and substitutes for it the will of the military commander. Military personnel are not bound by constitutional restrictions requiring a warrant and may enter and search homes without judicial authorization or oversight. Indeed, civil courts would no longer be functioning to hear citizen complaints or to enforce their constitutional rights.
Thus far, we have not breached the Constitution’s crisis point: martial law has yet to be overtly imposed (although an argument could be made to the contrary given the militarized nature of the American police state).
It’s just a matter of time before all hell breaks loose.
If this is not the defining point at which we cross over into all-out totalitarianism, then it is at a minimum a test to see how easily we will surrender.
Curiously enough, although Americans have been generally compliant with the government’s suggestions and orders with a few notable exceptions, there’s been a small groundswell of resistance within parts of the religious community over whether churches, synagogues and other religious institutions that hold worship services should be exempt from state-wide bans on mass gatherings. While many churches have resorted to drive-in services and live-streamed services for its congregants, others have refused to close their doors. One pastor of a 4,000-member church who stood his ground, claiming that the government’s orders violate his right to religious freedom, was arrested after holding multiple church services during which attendees were reportedly given hand sanitizer and made to keep a six-foot distance between family groups.
It’s an interesting test of the First Amendment’s freedom of assembly and religious freedom clauses versus the government’s compelling state interest in prohibiting mass gatherings in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
Generally, the government has to show a compelling state interest before it can override certain critical rights such as free speech, assembly, press, search, and seizure, etc. Most of the time, it lacks that compelling state interest, but it still manages to violate those rights, setting itself up for legal battles further down the road.
These lockdown measures—on the right of the people to peaceably assemble, to travel, to engage in commerce, etc.—unquestionably restrict fundamental constitutional rights, which might pass muster for a short period of time, but can it be sustained for longer stretches legally?
That’s the challenge before us, of course, if these days and weeks potentially stretch into months-long quarantines.
For example, the First Amendment guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” While the freedom to travel has been specifically recognized only as in the context of interstate or international travel, the freedom of movement is implicit liberty given that government agents may not stop and question or search persons unless they have some legal justification.
As Supreme Court Justice William Douglas once wrote:
The right to travel is a part of the “liberty” of which the citizen cannot be deprived without the due process of law under the Fifth Amendment. . . . Freedom of movement across frontiers in either direction, and inside frontiers as well, was a part of our heritage. Travel abroad, like travel within the country, may be necessary for a livelihood. It may be as close to the heart of the individual as the choice of what he eats, or wears, or reads. Freedom of movement is basic in our scheme of values.
As a rule, people are free to roam and loiter in public places and are not required to provide police with their identity or give an account of their purpose for exercising their freedom.
However, as with all constitutional rights, these freedoms, as the Courts have ruled, are not unqualified. Even content-based restrictions on speech are allowed under the First Amendment if the restriction is needed to serve a compelling government interest.
The Supreme Court long ago “distinctly recognized the authority of a state to enact quarantine laws and health laws of every description[.]” Such laws are an exercise of the state’s police power, and if there is a rational basis for believing they are needed to protect the public health, they will be deemed to serve a compelling government interest.
The point was made over 100 years ago in circumstances similar to today’s COVID-19 outbreak when a smallpox outbreak occurred in Cambridge, Mass., invoking a state law allowing localities to make vaccinations mandatory and enforceable by criminal penalties. In upholding the law and local order against a claim that it violated the constitutional liberty to control one’s own body and health, the Supreme Court declared:
The possession and enjoyment of all rights are subject to such reasonable conditions as may be deemed by the governing authority of the country essential to the safety, health, peace, good order, and morals of the community. Even liberty itself, the greatest of all rights, is not unrestricted license to act according to one’s own will.
The Court went on to write that “[u]pon the principle of self-defense, of paramount necessity, a community has the right to protect itself against an epidemic of disease which threatens the safety of its members.”
Most states have enacted laws that recognize the need for prompt action in times of emergency, including epidemics, and have delegated the authority to and executive officer to take action to address that emergency. For example, Tennessee law provides that the governor is given the power to issue orders that have the force and effect of law to address emergencies, which include disease outbreaks and epidemics. That state’s law similarly grants mayors or other local chief executive officers the power to issue orders and directives deemed necessary, including closing public facilities, in order to address civil emergencies.
Courts have ruled that they will defer to the decisions of executive authority on the decision as to whether an emergency exists and whether the means employed to address the emergency are reasonable and legal, although there could be situations where a court would declare that the executive decision is arbitrary and unreasonable.
When governments act under their police power to control plagues and epidemics, those laws are valid even though they may restrict individuals in the exercise of constitutional rights. As one legal scholar recently noted, the balance between individual rights and the protection of the public “assumes that there will be times when there are truly compelling emergencies justifying severe measures. A global pandemic that spreads even among those who are asymptomatic and could exceed the capacity of the American health care system would appear to be just such a compelling situation.”
At the moment, the government believes it has a compelling interest—albeit a temporary one—in restricting gatherings, assemblies, and movement in public in order to minimize the spread of this virus.
The key point is this: while we may tolerate these restrictions on our liberties in the short term, we should never fail to be on guard lest these one-time constraints become a slippery slope to a total lockdown mindset.
What we must guard against, more than ever before, is the tendency to become so accustomed to our prison walls—these lockdowns, authoritarian dictates, and police state tactics justified as necessary for national security—that we allow the government to keep having its way in all things, without any civic resistance or objections being raised.
Martin Niemoller learned that particular lesson the hard way.
A German military officer turned theologian, Niemoller was an early supporter of Hitler’s rise to power, having believed his promises to protect the church and not allow pogroms against the Jewish people. It didn’t take long for Hitler to break those promises, but by the time the German people realized they had been double-crossed, it was too late.
As Niemoller warned: “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
The lesson for those of us housebound and watching from a distance as the Fourth Reich emerges from the shadows is this: all freedoms hang together.
Niemoller’s warning for our modern age would probably go something like this: First, the government went after the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and I did not object, because I had nothing to hide. Then they went after the right to not be spied upon, and I did not object, because I had done nothing wrong. Then they went after the right to criticize the government, and I still did not object, because I had nothing to criticize them for. Then they went after the right to speak—worship—and assemble freely, and I did not object, because I had nothing to say, no one to worship, and nowhere to congregate. By the time the government came to lock me up, there was no one left to set me free.
In other words, don’t be naïve: the government will use this crisis to expand its powers far beyond the reach of the Constitution. The Justice Department has already signaled its desire to suspend parts of the Constitution indefinitely.
That’s how it starts.
Travel too far down that slippery slope, and there will be no turning back.
Curiously enough, although Americans have not been inclined to agree on anything much lately, given the extreme polarization of the country politically, a recent survey indicates that “people of both parties seem rather okay with undermining core civil liberties in order to fight the pandemic.”
This way lies madness.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, if you wait to speak out—stand up—and resist until the government’s lockdowns impact your freedoms personally, it could be too late.
What would be far worse, however, is handing over your freedoms voluntarily—without even a semblance of protest—to a government that cares little to nothing about your freedoms or your lives.


consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--When Coronavirus Anxiety Is Useful and When It Isn’t

Excessive worry about COVID-19 is becoming a mental health pandemic unto itself .
Fears and questions about the future can keep us up at night , distract us during the day , and make it hard to find the motivation and energy to take care of ourselves and our loved ones .
But anxiety can also be useful , explains UC Berkeley professor Sonia Bishop .
Negative emotions like fear are a natural response to what ’ s going on in our environment .
The key is to channel those emotions to help us act appropriately , rather than getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Bishop talked to Berkeley News about how to manage anxiety amid the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and achieve a measure of peace and quality of life in the coming weeks and months .
Berkeley News : What use is anxiety in today ’ s world ?
Sonia Bishop : Fear and anxiety helped our early ancestors survive very real threats .
Today , our fear response helps us act quickly in the face of modern dangers , like freezing in place instead of stepping into the path of an oncoming speeding car .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , our anxiety motivates us to run through different courses of action and identify the best options available to us .
This process of stimulation can result in successful future planning , but also in chronic worry , which can be exhausting , distressing , and debilitating .
BN : Responses to this pandemic range from denial to partying to catastrophizing .
What ’ s a reasonable middle ground ?
SB : If I told you the person next to you at a bar had a 1 in 10,000 chance of having COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if I said the risk was 1 in 1,000 , 1 in 100 , or even 1 in 10 .
At the moment , we don ’ t know how to respond , because the probability of exposure to the virus is rapidly changing .
In times of uncertainty , our personality traits have a big influence on how we react based on our assumptions about the world and our level of “ optimism bias.
” Research by psychologists Ronnie Janoff-Bulman and Neil Weinstein shows that to get through life , many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that the world is a good , safe place and that bad things happen to other people , not to me .
When the probabilities of danger are very low , for example , such as dying in a plane crash , these assumptions protect us from worry .
However , with this pandemic , optimism bias can lead us to ignore guidance on social distancing and possibly get ill or pass on the virus to a loved one , and unknowingly add to the spread of the virus and , sadly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk for young people who might have few if any , symptoms and are especially likely to feel invulnerable .
Meanwhile , people who have experienced and adapted to bad things happening may adopt the subconscious assumption that taking certain actions can prevent bad things from happening .
This may explain the panic buying and even an uptick in gun purchases .
People are trying to gain a sense of control over the situation that will make them feel safe .
Hopefully , if people realize this , they may be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I really need a gun ?
” or , more mundanely , “ Can I leave that extra package of toilet paper for someone else ?
” BN : How should we characterize this pandemic and its dangers to children ?
SB : Research suggests that children may possess the most extreme models of the world as being a safe , controllable place .
Those models are reinforced by adults who try to shield them from the worst of the world .
If children ’ s models of the world as a safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffer anxiety or stress reactions .
Hence , with COVID-19 , we need to help them adjust gently .
Maybe we can tell them we are staying at home more because there is a new bug that can make old people quite sick , so we don ’ t want to risk spreading it to them .
It also helps to give them age-appropriate answers and reassurance .
For example , you can tell them that children don ’ t seem to get very sick from it .
BN : What ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SB : In terms of the big picture , remember that within the last 100 years we have survived world wars and rapidly rebuilt society .
Already , governments are busy putting in place measures to help people financially .
Hopefully , those who can give generously to charities for the less fortunate .
From day to day , try to stay as positive as you can .
Spend time with loved ones , have long chats on the phone with older relatives .
When I lost my dad a few years ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had spent together in the year before his death .
While challenging to the max , the current situation gives us the opportunity to spend more quality time in person , or by phone or video , with those we care about .
BN : So , what can we do to channel our anxiety in productive ways ?
SB : When we are empathic and think of others , we often find we stop worrying about ourselves .
I can not emphasize enough how much we need to be altruistic at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our society .
First and foremost , please follow any social distancing advisories released in your area and make a special effort to reach out to those living alone , especially those who suffer from depression and anxiety .
Keep reaching out , not just for the first couple of weeks .
Also lookout for the signs or symptoms of depression in yourself and others .
The next most important thing is to make concrete plans about how to get through the following weeks and months instead of letting one ’ s mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might happen .
Here are some ways to control anxiety while under stay-at-home orders in the coming weeks or months : • Stock up on medical and food supplies in a calm , measured way without panic buying and hoarding .
• Think about what you enjoy doing around the home , such as gardening , and carve out time for those activities .
Take a relaxing bath , if you have a tub .
• If you have children , play or read with them and arrange online play dates .
Watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stay in regular touch with family and friends through your digital devices or social media channels .
• Take breaks from electronics and play board games , cards , or other games with your household members .
• Limit how often you watch the news .
This article is adapted from Berkeley News .
Read the original article .

By Yasmin Anwar | Greater Good Magazine
Excessive worry about COVID-19 is becoming a mental health pandemic unto itself. Fears and questions about the future can keep us up at night, distract us during the day, and make it hard to find the motivation and energy to take care of ourselves and our loved ones.
But anxiety can also be useful, explains UC Berkeley professor Sonia Bishop. Negative emotions like fear are a natural response to what’s going on in our environment. The key is to channel those emotions to help us act appropriately, rather than getting stuck in cycles of rumination.
Below, Bishop talked to Berkeley News about how to manage anxiety amid the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and achieve a measure of peace and quality of life in the coming weeks and months.
Berkeley News: What use is anxiety in today’s world?
Sonia Bishop: Fear and anxiety helped our early ancestors survive very real threats. Today, our fear response helps us act quickly in the face of modern dangers, like freezing in place instead of stepping into the path of an oncoming speeding car. In the case of this COVID-19 pandemic, our anxiety motivates us to run through different courses of action and identify the best options available to us. This process of stimulation can result in successful future planning, but also in chronic worry, which can be exhausting, distressing, and debilitating.
BN: Responses to this pandemic range from denial to partying to catastrophizing. What’s a reasonable middle ground?
SB: If I told you the person next to you at a bar had a 1 in 10,000 chance of having COVID-19, you might respond very differently than if I said the risk was 1 in 1,000, 1 in 100, or even 1 in 10. At the moment, we don’t know how to respond, because the probability of exposure to the virus is rapidly changing.
In times of uncertainty, our personality traits have a big influence on how we react based on our assumptions about the world and our level of “optimism bias.” Research by psychologists Ronnie Janoff-Bulman and Neil Weinstein shows that to get through life, many of us use subconscious, self-protective assumptions—for example, that the world is a good, safe place and that bad things happen to other people, not to me. When the probabilities of danger are very low, for example, such as dying in a plane crash, these assumptions protect us from worry.
However, with this pandemic, optimism bias can lead us to ignore guidance on social distancing and possibly get ill or pass on the virus to a loved one, and unknowingly add to the spread of the virus and, sadly, deaths. This is a particular risk for young people who might have few if any, symptoms and are especially likely to feel invulnerable.
Meanwhile, people who have experienced and adapted to bad things happening may adopt the subconscious assumption that taking certain actions can prevent bad things from happening. This may explain the panic buying and even an uptick in gun purchases. People are trying to gain a sense of control over the situation that will make them feel safe. Hopefully, if people realize this, they may be able to stop and ask themselves, “Do I really need a gun?” or, more mundanely, “Can I leave that extra package of toilet paper for someone else?”
BN: How should we characterize this pandemic and its dangers to children?
SB: Research suggests that children may possess the most extreme models of the world as being a safe, controllable place. Those models are reinforced by adults who try to shield them from the worst of the world. If children’s models of the world as a safe place are suddenly shaken, they may suffer anxiety or stress reactions. Hence, with COVID-19, we need to help them adjust gently. Maybe we can tell them we are staying at home more because there is a new bug that can make old people quite sick, so we don’t want to risk spreading it to them. It also helps to give them age-appropriate answers and reassurance. For example, you can tell them that children don’t seem to get very sick from it.
BN: What’s the best way to stop catastrophizing?
SB: In terms of the big picture, remember that within the last 100 years we have survived world wars and rapidly rebuilt society. Already, governments are busy putting in place measures to help people financially. Hopefully, those who can give generously to charities for the less fortunate. From day to day, try to stay as positive as you can. Spend time with loved ones, have long chats on the phone with older relatives. When I lost my dad a few years ago, I appreciated how much time we had spent together in the year before his death. While challenging to the max, the current situation gives us the opportunity to spend more quality time in person, or by phone or video, with those we care about.
BN: So, what can we do to channel our anxiety in productive ways?
SB: When we are empathic and think of others, we often find we stop worrying about ourselves. I cannot emphasize enough how much we need to be altruistic at this time and think of those vulnerable in our society. First and foremost, please follow any social distancing advisories released in your area and make a special effort to reach out to those living alone, especially those who suffer from depression and anxiety. Keep reaching out, not just for the first couple of weeks. Also lookout for the signs or symptoms of depression in yourself and others.
The next most important thing is to make concrete plans about how to get through the following weeks and months instead of letting one’s mind wander around all the possible things that might happen. Here are some ways to control anxiety while under stay-at-home orders in the coming weeks or months:
Stock up on medical and food supplies in a calm, measured way without panic buying and hoarding.
Think about what you enjoy doing around the home, such as gardening, and carve out time for those activities. Take a relaxing bath, if you have a tub.
If you have children, play or read with them and arrange online play dates. Watch out for signs of stress.
Stay in regular touch with family and friends through your digital devices or social media channels.
Take breaks from electronics and play board games, cards, or other games with your household members.
Limit how often you watch the news.
Make sleep, a healthy diet, and exercise a priority.
This article is adapted from Berkeley News. Read the original article.
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consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--A New Vision (Invocation): An Important Message for Humanity | Darpan

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consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--Song Around The World: “The Weight” Featuring Robbie Robertson and Ringo Starr | Playing For Change

Playing For Change presents a Song Around The World , “ The Weight , ” featuring musicians performing together across 5 continents including Ringo Star and Robbie Robertson ( who wrote “ The Weight ” ) – celebrating 50 years of this classic song .
Great songs can travel everywhere bridging what divides us and inspiring us to see how easily we all get along when the music plays .
The Weight by Robbie Robertson ( and The Band ) I pulled in to Nazareth Was feeling 'bout half past dead I just need some place Where I can lay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can you tell me Where a man might find a bed ?
” He just grinned and shook my hand And “ No ” was all he said Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And ( and , and ) you put the load right on me ( You put the load right on me ) I picked up my bag I went looking for a place to hide When I saw Carmen and the Devil Walking side by side I said “ Hey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downtown ?
” And she said , “ I got ta go But my friend can stick around And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And ( and , and ) you put the load right on me ( You put the load right on me ) Go down , Miss Moses , there 's nothin ' you can say It 's just ol ' Luke , and Luke 's waitin ' on the Judgement Day “ Well , Luke , my friend , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He said , “ Do me a favor , son , wo n't ya stay and keep Anna Lee company ?
” And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And ( and , and ) you put the load right on me ( You put the load right on me ) Crazy Chester followed me , and he caught me in the fog He said , “ I will fix your rack , if you 'll take Jack , my dog.
” I said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know I 'm a peaceful man.
” He said , “ That 's okay , boy , wo n't you feed him when you can.
” And take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And ( and , and ) you put the load right on me ( You put the load right on me ) Catch a Cannonball , now , to take me down the line My bag is sinkin ' low and I do believe it 's time To get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she 's the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And ( and , and ) you put the load right on me ( You put the load right on me ) Tags : `` featured , “ The Weight , ” , featured , Playing for Change , Ringo Starr , Robbie Robertson , Song Around The World

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Playing For Change presents a Song Around The World, “The Weight,” featuring musicians performing together across 5 continents including Ringo Star and Robbie Robertson (who wrote “The Weight”) – celebrating 50 years of this classic song. Great songs can travel everywhere bridging what divides us and inspiring us to see how easily we all get along when the music plays.
The Weight by Robbie Robertson (and The Band)
[Verse 1]
I pulled in to Nazareth
Was feeling 'bout half past dead
I just need some place
Where I can lay my head
“Hey, mister, can you tell me
Where a man might find a bed?”
He just grinned and shook my hand
And “No” was all he said
[Chorus]
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
[Verse 2]
I picked up my bag
I went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil
Walking side by side
I said “Hey Carmen, come on
Let's go downtown?”
And she said, “I gotta go
But my friend can stick around
[Chorus]
And take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
[Verse 3]
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day
“Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?”
He said, “Do me a favor, son, won't ya stay and keep Anna Lee company?”
[Chorus]
And take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
[Verse 4]
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog
He said, “I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog.”
I said, “Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man.”
He said, “That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can.”
[Chorus]
And take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
[Verse 5]
Catch a Cannonball, now, to take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
[Chorus]
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)


consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--April 2020 Energy Update with Lee Harris

In this video , Lee Harris gives his energy update for April 2020 .
Here are Lee 's notes on @ @ @ @ @ I was delivering the April Energy Update , the following themes and focus points for @ @ @ @ @ +MAJOR AWAKENING ENERGY – There is an expanded energy range right now between Fear and @ @ @ @ @ at times ’ is NORMAL .
+FEAR WILL CUT YOU OFF from your spirit and @ @ @ @ @ stay PRESENT .
+SHAKING OFF old ways of being , feeling and DOING .
+INNOVATION @ @ @ @ @ rise .
+RISE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT – we will see a huge rise of @ @ @ @ @ next 1-2 years that is being seeded and developed right now in this quarantine time @ @ @ @ @ ALL OF THIS than meets the eye – bigger than a virus , and we @ @ @ @ @ .


consciouslifenews--2020-04-04--5 Super Easy Exercises to Creating a Positive Life!

“ In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
” — Dalai Lama Stepping Up to the Plate You 're probably familiar with the saying ‘ what you think you create ' but how can you seriously filter every bad thought ?
There is a way , I promise .
But before we delve into the amazing powers each of us possess , we have to get one thing straight… There 's only one person responsible for what you think and do and that 's YOU .
If the thought of being the creator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of you , then read on… The Freedom to Be Happy Can you remember learning how to swim or ride a bike ?
Can you see how determined you were to succeed because you knew the pay-off was going to be huge ?
You may have started off with water-wings , splashing about aimlessly— gulping in water — or peddling your heart out whilst trying to maintain your balance even with the training wheels on !
But that child never gave up .
Then what came next once the wheels were removed ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but did that deter you ?
Did you give up then ?
Probably not .
You wanted to ride !
You were hell-bent on feeling the wind on your face and the freedom that would bring with it .
Same goes for swimming — gliding about in the water refreshes and frees your body of weight .
You knew that swimming was going to be the biggest trip ever !
Where am I going with this ?
Your thoughts need training wheels/water-wings if you want to experience the same freedom from negative thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to do it… Getting Real Right NOW Here are a few things you can start to do today to become more aware and proactive with your thoughts : • Morning Motivation — When you wake up , give yourself 5-10 minutes to think about what how you want to see this day play out .
See if you can catch any worrisome or negative thoughts before they take hold of the exercise .
Put up a STOP sign in your mind and gently kick those blighters to the curb .
Then bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day ahead .
Try to smile and see/feel yourself enjoying this bright new day .
Emotions back your thoughts into manifestation .
Read related article : How Good Are You Out of Bed ?
• Mind Mangle Cleanse — During the day ( if you are but a mere mortal ) you will probably find yourself slipping into worry , blame , anger , despair and an array of other harmful mind banter .
You may even find that your head is throbbing because of all the distorted ‘ mind mangling ' that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's your chance to hold up that STOP sign again and see if you can look at things from a different perspective .
Most of what we worry about never comes to pass and most judgments/situations when seen from a different angle can evoke empathy instead of anger .
See if you can alchemize your thinking — in other words , find the treasure in the trash .
Read related article : 3 Ways to Alchemize Chaos • Marrying the Mind — When you start to get a hold on your thought stream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have over it , you can start to have a better relationship with your thinking .
You are now in control and you can focus your inner dialogue on what serves you instead of calling in all the unwanted experiences .
Start your affirmations off with a strong ‘ I am… ' .
For example ‘ I am going to have a great day today ' , ‘ I am going to have a safe trip ' , etc .
Try avoid the phrases ‘ I desire ' or ‘ I want ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanting for the future .
When you use ‘ I am ' it is in the present tense and is happening right now not in some future timeline .
• Re-Member — We often get lost in ‘ doing ' and not ‘ being ' .
Try to remember all the things that make you happy and bring you joy .
When you smile the world smiles with you .
So , remember to feel gratitude for life , nature and the people that make your world spin .
Look at every magnificent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every fragrant flower or birdsong as a gift , every smile or hug as a gesture of love and draw on those experiences when you 're in a negative frame of mind .
See if you can remove yourself from a negative situation and sit under a tree or listen to some soothing music .
Seek out those small but beautiful moments in your life and embrace them .
Hold them close to your chest and bring them out when you need to .
It 's bound to make you smile .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
Do n't forget that .
If you choose to stay in the gloom , then just know that ‘ this too shall pass ' .
• Over and Out — At the end of the day , review what happened and see if you can pick out any situations that you have turned around in reality .
Did you manage to have a good day ?
Did things turn out like you affirmed in the morning ?
Or close to ?
Or can you do better tomorrow ?
Keep trying and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to make you more determined — just like that little tike on the bicycle , gearing up for the next day 's practice .
Because you know that practice makes perfect !
“ You can not have a positive life and a negative mind.
” — Joyce Meyer You will get a grip on your oh-so-powerful thought stream and you 'll be able to eventually steer those thoughts to benefit your life in ways that will make your head spin — in a good way !
Now it 's up to you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day .
Cherie Roe Dirksen is a self-empowerment author , multi-media artist and musician from South Africa .
To date , she has published 3 self-help and motivational books and brings out weekly inspirational blogs at her site www.cherieroedirksen.com .
Get stuck into finding your passion , purpose and joy by downloading some of those books gratis when you click HERE .
Her ambition is to help you to connect with your innate gift of creativity and living the life you came here to experience by taking responsibility for your actions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You can also follow Cherie on Facebook ( The Art of Empowerment ) .
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“In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.” — Dalai Lama
Stepping Up to the Plate
You're probably familiar with the saying ‘what you think you create' but how can you seriously filter every bad thought? There is a way, I promise. But before we delve into the amazing powers each of us possess, we have to get one thing straight…
There's only one person responsible for what you think and do and that's YOU.
If the thought of being the creator of your reality scares the willies out of you, then read on…
The Freedom to Be Happy
Can you remember learning how to swim or ride a bike? Can you see how determined you were to succeed because you knew the pay-off was going to be huge?
You may have started off with water-wings, splashing about aimlessly— gulping in water — or peddling your heart out whilst trying to maintain your balance even with the training wheels on! But that child never gave up.
Then what came next once the wheels were removed? Probably scrapes and bruises the first week but did that deter you? Did you give up then? Probably not. You wanted to ride! You were hell-bent on feeling the wind on your face and the freedom that would bring with it.
Same goes for swimming — gliding about in the water refreshes and frees your body of weight. You knew that swimming was going to be the biggest trip ever!
Where am I going with this? Your thoughts need training wheels/water-wings if you want to experience the same freedom from negative thought. And here's how you're going to do it…
Getting Real Right NOW
Here are a few things you can start to do today to become more aware and proactive with your thoughts:
Morning Motivation — When you wake up, give yourself 5-10 minutes to think about what how you want to see this day play out. See if you can catch any worrisome or negative thoughts before they take hold of the exercise. Put up a STOP sign in your mind and gently kick those blighters to the curb. Then bring your focus back to visualizing your positive day ahead. Try to smile and see/feel yourself enjoying this bright new day. Emotions back your thoughts into manifestation. Read related article: How Good Are You Out of Bed?
— When you wake up, give yourself 5-10 minutes to think about what how you want to see this day play out. See if you can catch any worrisome or negative thoughts before they take hold of the exercise. Put up a in your mind and gently kick those blighters to the curb. Then bring your focus back to visualizing your positive day ahead. Try to smile and see/feel yourself enjoying this bright new day. Emotions back your thoughts into manifestation. Mind Mangle Cleanse — During the day (if you are but a mere mortal) you will probably find yourself slipping into worry, blame, anger, despair and an array of other harmful mind banter. You may even find that your head is throbbing because of all the distorted ‘mind mangling' that's going on up there. Here's your chance to hold up that STOP sign again and see if you can look at things from a different perspective. Most of what we worry about never comes to pass and most judgments/situations when seen from a different angle can evoke empathy instead of anger. See if you can alchemize your thinking — in other words, find the treasure in the trash. Read related article: 3 Ways to Alchemize Chaos
— During the day (if you are but a mere mortal) you will probably find yourself slipping into worry, blame, anger, despair and an array of other harmful mind banter. You may even find that your head is throbbing because of all the distorted ‘mind mangling' that's going on up there. Here's your chance to hold up that again and see if you can look at things from a different perspective. Most of what we worry about never comes to pass and most judgments/situations when seen from a different angle can evoke empathy instead of anger. See if you can alchemize your thinking — in other words, find the treasure in the trash. Marrying the Mind — When you start to get a hold on your thought stream and just how much power you DO have over it, you can start to have a better relationship with your thinking. You are now in control and you can focus your inner dialogue on what serves you instead of calling in all the unwanted experiences. Start your affirmations off with a strong ‘I am…'. For example ‘I am going to have a great day today', ‘I am going to have a safe trip', etc. Try avoid the phrases ‘I desire' or ‘I want' because it only brings more desiring and wanting for the future. When you use ‘I am' it is in the present tense and is happening right now not in some future timeline.
— When you start to get a hold on your thought stream and just how much power you DO have over it, you can start to have a better relationship with your thinking. You are now in control and you can focus your inner dialogue on what serves you instead of calling in all the unwanted experiences. Start your affirmations off with a strong ‘I am…'. For example ‘I am going to have a great day today', ‘I am going to have a safe trip', etc. Try avoid the phrases ‘I desire' or ‘I want' because it only brings more desiring and wanting for the future. When you use ‘I am' it is in the present tense and is happening right now not in some future timeline. Re-Member — We often get lost in ‘doing' and not ‘being'. Try to remember all the things that make you happy and bring you joy. When you smile the world smiles with you. So, remember to feel gratitude for life, nature and the people that make your world spin. Look at every magnificent dawn or sunset as a blessing, every fragrant flower or birdsong as a gift, every smile or hug as a gesture of love and draw on those experiences when you're in a negative frame of mind. See if you can remove yourself from a negative situation and sit under a tree or listen to some soothing music. Seek out those small but beautiful moments in your life and embrace them. Hold them close to your chest and bring them out when you need to. It's bound to make you smile. You can always alter your reality at any time. Don't forget that. If you choose to stay in the gloom, then just know that ‘this too shall pass'.
— We often get lost in ‘doing' and not ‘being'. Try to remember all the things that make you happy and bring you joy. When you smile the world smiles with you. So, remember to feel gratitude for life, nature and the people that make your world spin. Look at every magnificent dawn or sunset as a blessing, every fragrant flower or birdsong as a gift, every smile or hug as a gesture of love and draw on those experiences when you're in a negative frame of mind. See if you can remove yourself from a negative situation and sit under a tree or listen to some soothing music. Seek out those small but beautiful moments in your life and embrace them. Hold them close to your chest and bring them out when you need to. It's bound to make you smile. You can always alter your reality at any time. Don't forget that. If you choose to stay in the gloom, then just know that ‘this too shall pass'. Over and Out — At the end of the day, review what happened and see if you can pick out any situations that you have turned around in reality. Did you manage to have a good day? Did things turn out like you affirmed in the morning? Or close to? Or can you do better tomorrow? Keep trying and if you do see results it's going to make you more determined — just like that little tike on the bicycle, gearing up for the next day's practice. Because you know that practice makes perfect!
“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” — Joyce Meyer
You will get a grip on your oh-so-powerful thought stream and you'll be able to eventually steer those thoughts to benefit your life in ways that will make your head spin — in a good way!
Now it's up to you to give yourself a reason to smile every day.
Cherie Roe Dirksen is a self-empowerment author, multi-media artist and musician from South Africa.
To date, she has published 3 self-help and motivational books and brings out weekly inspirational blogs at her site www.cherieroedirksen.com. Get stuck into finding your passion, purpose and joy by downloading some of those books gratis when you click HERE.
Her ambition is to help you to connect with your innate gift of creativity and living the life you came here to experience by taking responsibility for your actions and becoming the co-creator of your reality.