b129 (12.31-2.2025): i can walk again!

i can walk again!
by a. m. iracle
 
i am so damn grateful (you know Jesus is my friend)
i prayed and prayed and prayed (he did it!)
i can walk again!
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to me, it doesn’t matter if jesus answered the prayers or whether technology allowed for the hip replacement (or if it was some kind of combination).
 
my friend can walk again! i believe that.
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[i] martino. j. (12.31-2.2025). i can walk again! i believe. copyright 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

epiloguesque: b129

 as an epilogue, book 129: i believe 

table of contents

b129 (12.31-1.2025): amelia [a new year!]

amelia (a new year!)
by amelia a. newyear
 

alternative titles: 

ameli a. newyear

a new year (i believe)

 

amelia a. newyear:

her sun rises at dawn

she dances in the street and softly sings “let’s get along”

she shops until she drops the shrimp at seven (without fear)

amelia at sunrise

amelia (new year)

 

she cares so deeply (as she lives her life without a care)

amelia at sunset

amelia newyear

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keywords: amelia, island, new, year, shrimp, drop, seven, fernadina, beach, salty, pelican, son, sun, rise.
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martino, j. (12.31-1.2025). amelia (new year). book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

B129 (12.30-1.2025): an over-arch-ing belief

some religious humans believe some pretty far-out things... especially if the religion frowns-upon critical thinking and punishes those who ask questions (sometimes shaming them as "non-believers"). after all, if you believe what i believe, why are you questioning the belief?

it is easy to understand how myths and stories arose from events that were not easy to explain. death, taxes, tornados, hurricanes, floods...

similar to the santa claus myth, some humans tend to (uh) 'create' other stories to explain the myth. we end-up with santa's helpers, chimney-delivery of toys, flying reindeer, etc., etc.

with that in mind, let's ask google or chat-gpt some questions about one of the most famous stories of all time: the great flood.

1. his-storically speaking, how many people were alive on earth at the time of the flood?

2. how many innocent women, children, babies and unborn babies died in the flood? even if it was only a few, it seems rather 'stern' to murder (even one) innocent human (or kitten, or puppy, or bambi).

3. how can two of each animal fit on a boat? if some animals eat other animals, wouldn't one meal (for one species) completely destroy another species?

4. can a species (e.g. wolves/dogs) be propagated by just two animals? what if one of them identified as asexual? :)

while many more questions could be asked about this his-story, it might be more important to listen to the human answers to the 4 questions above.   

what are some of the answers that some humans believe-in (even though the answers seem preposterous)?

* 29 december: blind-belief

this article does a good job of describing 'blind-belief'. 

 https://realitypathing.com/true-faith-vs-blind-belief-know-the-difference/

* not all milk & honey

sometimes beliefs... are not all-ways milk & honey. when egos are involved, getting followers to believe is a power-move, a show of force, an agenda-based doctrine. as it turns out, the land of milk & honey is one of murder, war, destruction, and agonizing death sentences.  

-bible secrets revealed. season 1, episode 2: the promised land

it is important to think critically... especially when it comes to the word of God man.

b129 (12.28-1.2025): the less you bet...

the less you bet, the more you lose (when you win)
by lets maka bet
 

alternative title: risk nothing, lose everything

 
the less you bet (my friends) the more you lose (no sin)
yes, when you bet with less (dear friend), the more you lose (when you win)
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so… take risks… every now and again, but:

·       hedge your bets.
·       have a good (upper) hand, prior to betting.
·       bet with house money, not your home’s money.
 

“the only way to win the game... is not to play.”*

 
each of us will find his/her own comfort level with risk, depending upon the pros & cons. risk is a present-centered activity that (1) taps-into the past, (2) integrates the present, and (3) affects the future.
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martino, j. (12.28-1.2025). the less you bet, the more you lose (when you win). book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
*this line is the endgame line, in the movie “war games”. followed-up by: “how about a nice game of chess?” truth is… sometimes you’re better off -- just to play a good game of chess. 

b129 (12.27-1.2025): orange sky (goodbye)

orange sky (goodbye)
by ann orange skyy
 

orange sky: good morning
orange sky: “oh, my!”
orange sky: good evening
orange sky: goodbye
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·       leaving port at sunset has a way of saying “goodbye”.
·       at times, wIe prefer to believe that it means “hasta luego”.
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martino, j. (12.27-1.2025). orange sky (goodbye). book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b129 (12.26-1.2025): that just might be cuba

that just might be cuba
by lets maka bet
 

alternative title: ‘they’

 
that just might be cuba
that just might be they
that just might be politics (and all those things they say)
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an island, a country… that’s just a short boatride from the u.s.a. 

·       yet isolated. sometimes vilified.
·       misunderstood.
 
a country of people – like you and i (divided by others’ thoughts and beliefs).
 
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martino, j. (12.26-1.2025). that just might be cuba. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
*inspired by cruising past some lights… south of the florida keys. 

b129 (12.24-1.2015): i believe in Christmas

i believe in Christmas

by a. Spirit
 
i believe in Christmas
so[ul] (“what does that mean?”)
i believe that i believe in that which is unseen
 
((a dream of red and green))
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·       the (unseen) Spirit of Christmas: Love, cheer, connection, and present-centered-ness. 

okay, oooookaaaaay... and wine... and song... and sing-alongs.
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martino, j. (12.24-1.2025). i believe in Christmas. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

1.4.2026: just stumbled across this song, which i'd never heard before:

b129 (12.23-1:2025): sweetness doesn't age

sweetness doesn’t age
by g. entle & s. weet


 

alternative title: 

Love is in season, i believe

sweetness doesn't age

giving always shines

Christmas turns Its gentle page

Love (it's yours and mine)

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·       the Spirit of Christmas: believing in Love, cheer, present[s], connection.
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martino, j. (12.23-1.2025). sweetness doesn’t age. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us