b54 (8.14-3.2007): my Vision of For-Give-ness [by l.p.m.]

my vision [1] 
 
by  leonard p. martineau
 
if i ever feel “wronged” by you, i will make every attempt to empathize by “putting myself in your shoes” and understanding why you may have said or done something that hurt me.  i will understand that every individual has been through difficult times, and that different people respond to life in different ways.

i will refrain from speaking about you, when you are not present (except when i am praising you).
 
i will respect any potential power differentials in our relationship, and i will refrain from using that power differential to “take advantage” of a situation.  at the same time, i will understand if you make mistakes within the power differential “dance.” we can talk it out. we can for-give.

i will refrain from digging up your past, especially past mistakes that you may or may not have made.  i’d rather focus on your beautiful present and your bright future.  

You… Are… Okay.

wIe...are okay.

(worthy of Love)

 
if conflict arises, i will make every attempt to calmly listen to your side of the situation, without “confessing your sins” to others.  i believe that we can get along in a loving manner.
 
i will make every attempt to See the Love in You, by Seeing Beyond the illusion of our dualistic differences.
 
if i get caught up in the drama of our duality, i will (as soon as i re-Cognize it) re-Member that You and i are intricately Connected as symbiotic parts of a Complete Whole. 

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[1] martineau, l. (8.14-3.2007). my vision of For-Give-ness. book 54: do you deliver?  copyright 2025 by wellnesseducation.us.  

b53 (6.16-1.2007): celebrity news

celebrity news [1]

by c. lebrity
 
you read it in the morning
you double-click at noon
you hear it in the evening (and if not, you’ll see it soon)
 
you don’t believe, yet can’t conceive (your life is filled with blues)
you suck the dirty gossip down
you (frown)
 
celebrity news
 
(and either way, you lose)

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• this news (of course) is nothing new.

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[1] martino, j. (6.16-12007). celebrity news. book 53: if i only had a brain. copyright 2007 by j. martino.

b53 (6.1-2.2007): hat

hat [1]

by head g. ear

 

top it off with brim until you cover where it’s at

slip it on at break of dawn, from king to king-pawn:

 

hat

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• if you can fancy that.

 

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[1] artino, joal. (6.1-2.2007). hat. book 53: if i only had a brain:  copyright 2007 by j. martino.

 

b51 (3.13-1.2003): whelma over

whelma over [1]
by  whelma d. over
 
my name is whelma over
my game is over, work
my goal is to be busy and frustrated and a jerk
my modus operandi is to have too much to do
my face is in your mirror, but just who the hell are you?

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• sometimes we are the last to recognize that we are overwhelmed.
• sometimes, people make it seem as if they are overwhelmed... in order to get away with being incompetent and doing nothing.

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[1] martino, j. (3.13-1.2007). book 51 (i mind be-cause I, Mind):  copyright 2007 by j. martino.

* inspired by making coffee.