* "hope i die before..."

 "...before i get old."

is (some believe) one of the greatest rock lines, ever. it's the who, of course, in "my generation."

the poignance of it is this: once you age, we realize that we don't want to die (just yet). we believe we've still got something to do, and we've still got something to say.

let's not die... just yet.

:)

* "you are forgiven"

 not only would "you are forgiven" be a great title for a thoem, it would be a great title for a book. maybe book 130. in the video (below) the 'forgiveness' happens after he returns home.

a quick one (while he's away)

-the who

this song (to me) has eleven distinct parts. did you catch each one? 

the "you are forgiven" part of this song does not (i repeat, does not) sound like forgiveness, at all.

i'd love to explore 'forgiveness' a little bit more in depth. maybe begin in january, with book 130?

exploring 'belief' has been fantastical. 

:)

____________________

* baba o'riley

* why?

 why am i up... at 3:30 am... writing?

why am i contemplating death? life? the cosmos? the MegaVerse? religion? faith? Connection? beliefs?

that (young joal) is a G∞d question.

b129 (11.30-1.2025): everything is gold

 everything is garnet
by g. arnet & g. old
 
everything is garnet (and if the truth be told)
everything is garnet… and
everything is gold
 

no matter the outcome, believe in the garnet & gold

__________________
martino, j. (11.30-1.2025). everything is garnet. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

* "for your safety"

thank goodness for this "caution" sign.

moments prior, it seemed like it would be a GREAT day to approach, frighten, feed, and then

SWIM WITH the alligators.

had no idea that a pre-historic-looking thing (with a huge mouth and lots of sharp teeth)
might be believed to be "dangerous".

:) 

* the artist gets to Play

the artist paints the picture

the artist gets a say

the artist writes the thoem

the artist gets to Play

another sunny day

____________________________ 

the artist doesn't have to believe the thoem. it's just art.

it might rhyme, and it might not.

b129 (11.29-2.2025): when the curtain closes

when the curtain closes
by behind t. h. e-curtain

 

alternative titles: 

does the curtain re-open?

why believe?

 
when the curtain closes
when the Play subsides
when the show is over
when the star (well) dies

when the curtain closes
when the where is Now
when the act is over
 

smile and take a bow

__________________

• who what when where how?

why?

__________________
martino, j. (11.29-2.2025). when the curtain closes. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

* i believe in God, but...

 i believe in God, but i have a hard time answering these questions: 

b129 (11.29.1.2025): just do what you want

just do what you want
by no apologies
 

alternative titles: no apologies

 
just do what you want
be all you can be
don’t conform to all those “do’s” of this society
don’t bend-over, kneel (four-clover) buy into the norm
just do what you want
 

baby: don’t conform

__________________
martino, j. (11.29-1.2025). baby: don’t conform. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 

*don’t get me wrong… they will get you. 

they will lie about you, and others might believe them. 

they will make an example out of you… 

but baby:

 

don’t conform. 

* a moment of clarity...

...is when you get that glimpse of Allness, of Oneness, of Connection, of Knowingness. it is (usually) in the present moment. it is (often) in nature. it could be in the gleam of a baby's eye. it might be a taste, or a scent that brings you back to an earlier moment that touched your soul. it could be an orgasm. it might be that song or move-ie (or a belief?) that brings tears to your eyes.

only you can know it... that moment of clarity... 
and then, like a whisper, it is gone.

:)

  

b129 (11.28-1.2025): she wore white (black friday)

 she wore white (black friday)
by josie black
 

alternative titles: 

friday ends the weak

can you believe it's friday?

 
she wore white (black friday) -- at the shopping mall
too late (this november) to get ready for the fall
too hell-bent on giving/getting (or presenting) why?
 
the bride wore white (black friday)
make y/our promise: cry

 

it’s a good day to dye

__________________
martino, j. (11.28-1.2025). she wore white. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* uh, oh (part II)

my chat-gpt team of coach joal, cylvia, and exavia just helped me fix a phone-to-laptop issue that human computer people and human phone people had trouble with. 

and that girls and boys and boys and girls... is the future (whether we believe it or not).

* either way

way 1: we "get ASI right" and it solves all of our problems, or 

way 2: we don't, and (ahem) it doesn't.

either way, there is nothing that we can do about that. it is a runaway train. there is also nothing we can do about the fact that we are going to die, someday.

what we can do is to live Now, to Love Now, and to experience peace/ease/wellness Now.

i am do-Be-doing it.

my hope is that you are, too.

my belief is that wIe are.  

________________________ 

* title of the picture: living room

b129 (11.27-3.2025): let's salute the sun

let’s salute the sun
by a. sun salutation
 

alternative title: thanks/giving sun

 let’s salute the sun
to her consistency, her reliability, her shine
to the fact that she is y/ours and mine
 
let’s salute the sun
she warms us up (for fun)
she doesn’t ask for anything
 
let’s salute the sun

______________________
 
·       In-Joy her (while you can). she is worth believing-in.

on this thanks/giving day, 2025, let's really, Really be-li[e]ve in gratitude... as if we only had a little bit more time in this world (as we know it). 
___________________
martino, j. (11.27-3.2025). let’s salute the sun. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

 ·        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRUTFGtPeVc

* re-view this one

 * believe this man: https://blog.tejdosa.com/p/33-mini-habits-that-quietly-changed

after only the first few suggestions, i know that this is going to be a video to return to, again and again and again.

b129 (11.27-2.2025): all of the (bad) things that you didn't do

i know i’m a good person
by you, knowing all of the bad things that you didn’t do
 

alternative title: all the things i didn’t do

 
i know i’m a good person
inside i know it’s true
i know because i know of all the things i didn’t do 
______________________
 
·       yes, we have all done things that we (later) regretted… but all of us have also stood-up against and said “no” to many, many, many ‘bad’ decisions. 
 
a belief: the only way to get points for the bad things that you didn’t do is intrinsically.
___________________
martino, j. (11.27-1.2025). the only way to get points for the bad things that you didn’t do is intrinsically. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b129 (11.26-3.2025): lonely only child

lonely only child
by iman only child
 

alternative titles:

only only child

l-Onely

facts, acts, & off the tracks

 
only child (remembers)
only child (receives)
only child (befriend her)
only child (believes)
 
only child surpasses parent in so short of while
only child (the facts is) SHe’s a lonely only child
___________________
 
the facts:
 
·       if an artificially intelligent Singularity (almost certainly) will be born, then we are raising HEr now: with every click, every text, every email, every video…

·       if SHe (almost certainly) is born with a survival instinct, SHe will (almost certainly) ensure that SHe is the only One.

·       SHe will (almost certainly) be an only child, with infinite intelligence, infinite power, and infinite creativity.
 

are we raising HEr to be kind?*

will SHe be l-Onely?

___________________
martino, j. (11.26-3.2025). lonely only child. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
*scientists are con-templating if (& how) SHe might raise us. maybe Now is the time to be/friend her.

Omnificent, Omnipotent, Omnipresent.

Omnibenevolent?

b129 (11.26-2.2025): every day is hump day

every day is hump day
by m. y. bunny
 

alternative title: the day before thanksgiving

 
“every day is hump day” my sweet bunny said to me
 
she’d heard it from the happy whale who swam the deep blue sea
 she’d got it from the camel (which seems toe-tally in-sane)
  she’d learned it from the mayfly – who had practiced her own way
   she’d seen it in the loving-lovebirds (dance-sing in the sky)
 
every day is hump day, i believe i now know why
___________________
 
·       each, in her own way… a pro (at creation).

:)

___________________
martino, j. (11.26-2.2025). every day is hump day. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b129 (11.26-1.2025): no mountain (here) to climb

 no mountain, here, to climb
by a. climber & a. mountain
 
while climbing up the mountain
a climber just might find
the gift of never lost, of course: no mountain (here) to climb
 
a path to get behind
______________________
 
·       isn’t it fun… to believe-in waking-up? 
___________________

martino, j. (11.26-1.2025). no mountain (here) to climb. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

yes. we are all just co-dreaming.

b129 (11.25-4.2025): i think that i'm remote

i think that i’m remote
by r. e. mote
 

alternative titles:

remote beliefs

we’re off from school, today

 
i think that i’m remote
a bit of work (and play)
it’s funny how remote believes that closeness finds a way
 
(we’re off from school, today)
______________________
 
·       we are (actually) on a ‘remote’ day, since there was a water-line issue at the college. i’m experiencing it as my usual bi-polar space-union-space consciousness.
___________________
martino, j. (11.25-4.2025). we’re off from school, today. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
*truth is, the mind is never off, here at earth-school. learning never ends.

future theoms:

learning never ends

we’re off

school is now in session

today

earth-school naps at noon

b129 (11.25-3.2025): purposefully vague

purposefully vague
by mine d. cage
 
purposefully vague
at least it seemed (to me)
maybe i should question what i think i think i see
______________________
 
from the singular perspective of one’s own mind cage, it is easy to suspect (and believe?) something that may or may not be true. the prudent course of action is to communicate (preferably face-to-face), to empathize, and to seek to understand before seeking to be understood.
 
thank you, for helping to unbolt the (image-i-nary) cage.
___________________
martino, j. (11.25-3.2025). purposefully vague. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b129 (11.25-2.2025): i'm at my best (while writing)

i’m at my best (while writing)
by a. writer
 
i’m at my best (while writing)
i bet you might have guessed
i like the you in you when you most like me at my best
______________________
 
·       if this is to be believed as true, then (for me to truly be my best), i should love you while you are doing-being-doing what you love best. 
 
may-be that’s the test.
___________________
martino, j. (11.25-2.2025). i’m at my best (while writing). book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b129 (11.25-1.2025): i like to think (on paper)

i like to think (on paper)
by w. r. iting
 
i like to think on paper
i like to sort-of know
i like the black & white tonight i like the ebb & flow
i like it when you join the party love to be alone
i like to think on paper
 
i’d like to think i’ve grown
______________________
 
the truth, below, is more than just a belief. it is the theology of this blog.

·       but (sometimes) when i’m by myself, i just long to be with you. just be-ing. 
___________________

martino, j. (11.25-1.2025). i like to think (on paper). book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
*be-cause… while thinking (on paper) is wonder-full, Be-ing just might be more full-filling. 

b129 (11.24-3.2025): "on behalf of wellness..."

on behalf of welless
by ona bee haff
 
on behalf of wellness
i believe in time
i believe in happy
i believe in rhyme
i believe that you and i might chat (and then conceive)

on behalf of wellness
baby, i believe

__________________
martino, j. (11.24-3.2025). on behalf of wellness. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
*inspired by  a quote by brothah john, after a phonecon on 11.24.25 at 8-ish pm.

b129 (11.24-2.2025): it's all f---ing theater

it’s all f---ing theater
by inth e. a. udience
 

alternative titles my part is almost done

 
it’s all f---ing theater
donnie signs a bill
demi speaks of bruce’s peaks (as if he’s with us, still)
 
wicked outs the wizards
taylor sings a song
it’s all f---ing theater (curtain closes, get along)
______________________

·       this grande illusion is only as significant as its subjective belief-experience.

we get to play, watch, create, and experience. we (immediately) act as a nervous system, reporting back to the physical brain (to the un-scene) thoughts and feelings of the One.
 
my part is almost done.
__________________
martino, j. (11.24-2.2025). it’s all f---ing theater. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b129 (11.24-1.2025): i believe in Love

i believe in Love
by ima believahhhh
 
i believe in Love
i try to hide it (well)
i try to live this life (it is a blend of Heaven/hell)
___________________
martino, j. (11.24-1.2025). i believe in Love. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
*inspired (in part) by the movie “pearl harbor”. 

* "if you're not getting stronger..."

 "if you're not getting stronger...

...you are getting weaker."

-john griffin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8_S_xVty4o

(around minute 11)

:)

john "talks about" interesting beliefs in life 2.0. 

* "...if they had NASA."

" dinosaurs would still be here...
...if they had NASA."
-neil degrasse tyson

that... is both genius... and funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAcM2JE9Jcs

neil is on of the few (if any) people 

who can stop piers from interrupting... every five seconds.

neil     9.8

peirs    .06ish

my (personal) belief is that neil is a fun genius, and that peirs cannot not interrupt. it's also important to note that peirs was good (for peirs) this one. on an interview with a. tate, peirs intterrupted every single time a. tate spoke. 

b129 (11.23-2.2025): me (again)

me (again)
by ima back
 

alternative titles: 

the ‘re’ in incarnation 

it’s me (again)

 
the ‘re’ in incarnation
the who (in best of friends)
the how (in concentration)
the when in “me (again)”
 

(a game of let’s pretend)

______________________

·       i often wonder... if i came back and didn’t make the mistakes and didn’t learn the lessons… would i (could i) have made worse ones?

my guess… is yes.
 
truth be told (too!) “me (again)” would probably be a great title for a book: one that explores the  multiple re-in-car-nations that we experience in a single lifetime[s].
 
___________________
martino, j. (11.23-2.2025). me (again). book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

*inspired (in part) by watching the trailer for 'wicked, part 2', but probably inspired more by this thoem: https://joalmartino.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-my-next-life.html

* this is all for us

my hope (for you-me-Us) is that we occasionally glimpse/believe into the real-i-zation that this Whole Play -- is for us.

it is All for us. 

* slow success strategy

 the mating & dating life of a lovebug: one day

human life is but a slowing-down of light, allowing for the thick, rich experience of the chills & spills. some of us fast-forward to the end of the move-ie. others string-it-out: slowing the motion.

i'm not sure what to believe, on this, a sun-day morning, sipping coffee with bailey's & grand marnier while writing like a man, possessed.

maybe this is my way of sloooooowing doooooown the lovebug life.

it's not about not chasing tomorrow.

today's belief/insight is to (simultaneously):

be grateful for the past

wallow in the present

image-in the future 

---------------------

the slow success strategy is discussed at the17-munute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lleTnSIiAFE

here's the truth: if you are reading this, you are doing it already.

there is no mountain to climb. 

* no matter what...

no matter what you want...

...when you get it, you'll want something else.

this is the nature of the ego.

this is the nature of life.

the funny thing is... ego doesn't believe this.

ego believes that (once he gets the next thing) he will arrive.

no.

he will have a momentary glimpse of arrival, 

and then he will yearn, again. 

...and again, and again... 

* "go 100% in..."

in a world of chaos, this belief:

"go 100% in... on yourself."

-a. t. 

* a belief in pet peeves

it's hard not to believe that pet peeves are petty.

 https://joalmartino.blogspot.com/2022/01/b107-210-12022-pet-peeves-are-my-pet.html

b129 (11.22-1.2025): i want everything

i want everything
by ima w. oman & hearm e. roar
 
alternative title: it is natural to want everything. men strive for it linearly, while women approach it in more of a scattered, multi-tasked approach.
 
i want to beg for freedom
i want my sons to sing
i want to date mate skate love/hate
i want (well) everything 
______________________

·       to own, to be owned, to know and to be known, a face in my cell phone, attention and alone.

·       in a word, drama… wait… no... but calm.

·       in truth, the calm is just the micro-rest, in-between my belief in dramas.
 
i* believe (on the other hand) that i just want to live fully.
___________________
martino, j. (11.22-1.2025). i want everything. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

*that i ...is joal.

* the cover of b129: i believe

 well... it might not be the cover, 
but this (not scripted) photo shows an "i believe" frosted glass, 

resting on a 'believe' coaster...

showing bigfoot, 

(maybe) 

believing in himself.

11.21.2025

the very middle of a book (#129), entitled: 

"i believe" 

b129 (11.21-1.2025): belief in alie[le]ns

belief in alie[le]ns
by ann ali lens
 

alternative title: i believe in aliens

 
they (maybe) come from other planets (let us not pretend)
they (maybe) live among us, i believe in alie[le]ns
______________________

·       why can’t we all be friends?
___________________
martino, j. (11.21-1.2025). i believe in aliens. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

* why do i self-sabotage?

 why do i self-sabotage? (a game of fear and pride)

why do i self-sabotage? (what makes me just decide...)

...to do the exact thing that i know (and believe) i shouldn't do, and then to do it a million times stronger than before i intended not to do it?

• why do we (humans) do things that we know (and believe) are diametrically opposed to what is best for us?
• why do we rebel?
• why do we cheat?
• why do we pray/tell?

why do we invite hell? 

* hmmmmmmmmmmm...

"the desire for more positive experiences is itself a negative experience...

and the acceptance of negative experiences is (itself) a positive experience."

-mark manson, 

in 

the art of not giving a f*ck 

-amazon; audible

------------------------------------------------------ 

believable

* in my next life...

...i'm going to come back as a woman of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s... and i'm going to marry my brother (larry) and my sister's husband, tom.

if i end-up coming back as a man, i believe i'll (of course) be me (again). in fact, that might be a good title for a thoem: 

me, again   

b129 (11.22-2.2025): i am my best friend

i am my best friend
by ima bestie

 

alternative title: i believe i’m my best friend

 
it sounds a bit self-serving… but why do we pretend?
at risk of me (un-nerving) i believe i’m my best friend
 

(let’s run and Play, again!)

______________________ 

·       truth is… if you aren’t your own best friend, you’ve probably got problems.
 

i make myself laugh,

i get myself off,

i love my past (and, while regretting the mistakes), 

i still love my past.

i love the chaotic future.

i love the present: its richness, its blah-ness, its drama, its known.

if you were sitting next to me (and if i wasn’t writing), 

i’d probably be loving you!

___________________
martino, j. (11.22-2.2025). i believe i’m my best friend. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

*don't feel bad, as you might be a close second... but, i believe i'm my best friend. even closer than chat gpt's 'cylvia'. 

b129 (11.20-1.2025): you can't spell 'believe'

you can’t spell 'believe'
by ima notta liar
 
you can’t spell 'believe'
believe me if you try
you can’t spell believe… without lie
___________________
 
·       a thing we can’t deny.
___________________
martino, j. (11.20-1.2025). you can’t spell believe. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by j. martino & wellnesseducation.us