b84 (2.16-3.2019): relativity

relativity ^[1]
by r. e. lativity
 
it’s all about relationships: to them, to you, to me
we think about all others (terms of relativity)
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this might sound cold, but...

 
·        although we’d like to make/believe that we care about others, we actually care about others to the extent that they affect our own lives.

·        we… like every other living thing on planet earth… care about external things only to the extent that they affect us (our way, our lives, our thoughts, our day).
 
while we might pat ourselves on the back (in regard to how much we ‘love’ another), the Truth is that we love them in proportion to how they affect us.

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[1] martino, j. (2.16-3.19). relativity. book 84: Love Is All there Is.  © 2019 by joal martino.

b83 (2.3-3.2019): is there such thing as Angels?

is there such thing as Angels?  ^[1]

by wea reangles

is there such thing as Angels?
does everybody dream?
should the whole world be patriotic (crazy as it seems)?
can underdog put up a fight (when fate, it seems so strong)
is there such thing as Angels?
why can’t we get along…

as Angels 

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• aside from (the obvious) fut bol situation, why can’t we get along... as Angels?

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[1] martino, j. (2.3-3.19). is there such thing as angels. book 83: the back 9.  © 2019 by joal martino.

b83 (2.2-1.2019): we are already robots

we are (already) robots  ^[1]

by randall obotic

we are (already) robots

we are (already) "they"

we are (already) that which does not sing, nor dance, nor play

we are (already) that which does not laugh, nor dream, nor rhyme

we are (already) robots, yes:

robotic, all the time

we are (already) robots

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if one dares to take a walk around the neighborhood, the reality sets-in quickly: robotic humanoids with dark, stoic faces… driving machines and walking dogs.  those in the u.s.a. will go about their dreary day with one quest: consumption.

mostly, we just want to eat.  everything else, we can get from our own devices, as we:

·         robotically awaken, alarmed by a clock.

·         robotically connect with our computer-phones.

·         robotically prepare coffee, as if it will somehow bring vigor to our lifeless bodies.

·         robotically walk the dog, and robotically retrieve the moist, warm feces that recently departed from its behind.

·         robotically go to work, and robotically plug-into the mega-bot.

·         robotically go home (to eat, and) to watch television, a device which has long lost its vision and tells us absolutely nothing new(s).

·         robotically, we act confused.

even our sex lives have been reduced to pornography and vibrational devices.

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when the time does (eventually) come… when advanced Super-intelligence rules the day… when we want to implant our consciousness onto an ever-living bot… it may not recognize us as a foreign entity… because we…

we are (already) robots.

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[1] martino, j. (2.2-1.19). we are (already) robots. book 83: the back 9.  © 2019 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b83 (1/30/2019): sugar frosted quakes

sugar frosted quakes  ^[1]
by q. waking
 
frost-quakes in the morning
frost-quake-shake (at noon)
frost-quakes in the evening as we toast the sugar moon
 
we can dream up headlines from the moment that we wake
bomb-o-genesis with fire-nado, frosted quakes
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·        because in order to get us to tune in, ‘news’ makers are twirling their moustaches, hatching new words and phrases that might horrify, magnify, signify, or dignify – so long as they get us to click on the bait.
o   frost-quakes
o   bombogenesis
o   thunder snow
o   fire-nado
o   bomb cyclone
o   category 5
o   snowpocolypse
o   polar vortex
o   flash freeze
o   superstorm

…and on and on… ad nauseum.
 
·        one more time: they.do.not.care.about.reality.  they (literally) make their living -- by getting you to tune-in, turn-on, and click.
 
·        they might even get close to the truth (well… at times) -- which would be a bi-fecta.
 
·        even so, the main priority is the click.  the ad.  the sale.  the attention.
 
·        if there isn’t a train wreck, the very job of the media is to create one.
 
·        heck, maybe the train wreck was due to the frost quake, after all.
 

when i was a kid, the weather-guy would say something like (uh) “it might snow.”  nowadays… “several million people could be affected by catastrophic, blizzard-like conditions!”

 

--------------------news (unworthy)--------------------------

 
they might even despise the man – but they will aid his campaign (and his agenda) by keeping his name in the news… just... because… it… sells… ads.
 
they might even harbor a true fear of gun-un-control – but they will publicize the killer (and his agenda), they’ll give him spotlight: fame.  just... because… it… sells… ads.
 
their job is not to "report".  it is (simply) to make $$$$$.
 
-the end
 
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[1] martino, j. (1.30-1.19). sugar frosted quakes.book 83: the back 9.  © 2019 by joal martino.  

b83 (1/19/2019): we have but one, small window

 we have but one, small window  ^[1]
by w. indows

we have but one, small window
one lifetime to address
an 80-minute movie (filled with ecstasy, unrest)
we only have one moment, here, and then it goes away
i’m glad we had this moment, Here and Now, me-you, today

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• life is an 80 minute second improv, and you are the star of your own sit-calm.

•         …but… since you direct it, it is anything but calm.  you love the chills, the spills, the thrills, the dancing in the street…

•       we only have but one, small window, Now, so maybe we might meet…

in the middle,

with passion,

uninhibited,

free,

alive,

and open to connection.

we have but one, small window.

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[1] martino, j. (1.19-1.19). we have but one, small window. book 83: the back 9.  © 2019 by wellnesseducation.us.

b83 (1/11/2019): sitting here, alone

sitting here, alone ^[1]
by a. loner
 
sitting here, alone
a new year come and gone
with no ringing of phone
computer chess: a pawn
 
but something happens when a being is being: on his own
 
maybe i’m connected
sitting here, alone
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·        while society might try to convince us that ‘alone’ is problematic… think about all of the wonderful realizations, writings, art, inventions, etc. that have occurred (simply because someone was sitting [here, in the now moment] alone).
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (1.11-1.19). sitting here, alone. book 83: the back 9.  © 2019 by joal martino.

b82 (9.12-1.2018): things happen slowly: quickly

things happen slowly: quickly ^[1]
by anna o. b. server

things happen slowly: quickly
the warning signs: attack
the courtship phase: orgasm
the duckling phase: the quacks
the winds of fall: thanksgiving
the incubation: sickly
the sowing phase: the harvest
things happen slowly: quickly

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·         have you ever noticed that things tend to happen slowly… right up the point when they begin to happen very, very quickly?

·         the growing phase has its growing pains, and then you are dropping your daughter off at kindergarten/middle school/college.

·         computer/robotic technology shows incremental progress, and then ASI puts a sudden end to life-as-we-know-it.

·         the globe heats up slowly (with a barely noticeable sea level rise), and then the mega-storm devastates the city.

·         the breakdown in relational communication, and then the sudden break-up.

·         the tornado approaches with a slow howl, and then…

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coastal residents have been advised to evacuate, prior to hurricane Florence (days in advance). the sun is shining, the waves are gently easing up to the shore.  if they ignore the early signs, however, they may find that flood waters can quickly create an unmistakable sense of urgency.

it is easy to get lulled into complacency (even as all of the signs point to catastrophe).
those who thrive – tend to take preparatory action long before the action (really) begins.

invest in the foreplay.
the climaxes, my friends, will (naturally) take care of themselves.

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 [1] martino, j. (9.12-1.2018). things happen slowly: quickly. book 82: what are the best of times?  © 2018 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b81 (6.18-1.2018): true infidelity

true infidelity [1]
by i. n. fidel 
 
1.      the action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner.
"her infidelity continued after her marriage" ·
[more]
synonyms: unfaithfulness · adultery · unchastity · cuckoldry · extramarital relations ·
[more]
2.      unbelief in a particular religion, especially Christianity.
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what is True infidelity?
 
“True” infidelity is the lie (one that we’ve told ourselves) that we can ‘own’ another person.  it’s the lie that we can control his/her thoughts, feelings, emotions, and passion.

it’s the lie that they can somehow ‘promise’ u ‘fidelity’ (our definition of it, of course) for a lifetime – and in some cases, beyond.
 
it’s the insidious lie that is preached to us by parents, friends, clergy and elders: the lie that portends that people need to ‘promise’ a certain form of ‘love’ to another person.  just think about y/our (True) Love relationships: they don’t need a contract or a promise.  Love = Love!
 
the problem, my friends, isn’t the infidel.  the problem begins with the lie – the lie that allows us to play ‘holier-than-thou;’ the lie that allows us to profess our own righteousness; the lie that allows us to incur ‘pain’ when another human being doesn’t behave in the way that we’d like them to behave. 

similar to the santa claus lie, it is told and sold (almost) universally.  unfortunately, many never grow out of the lie that is (in itself) ‘infidelity.’  it is born out of one of the most mind-controlling lies ever told: faith.
 
it’s a lie that is directed at women, who end up falling for it -- and trapping themselves into a lifetime of servitude to the very perpetrators of the lie.  when directed at men, it traps a man into a lifetime of guilt and regret.
 
true infidelity is lying to ourselves… and believing that things ‘should’ be the way that we want them to be.  in Truth, life Is.  feelings and emotions (especially those of others) are not things that we can control. 
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[1] martino, j. (6.18-1.18). true infidelity.  book 81: cult-i-vation. © 2018 by wellnesseducation.us.

b81 (5.18-1.2018): mine

mine  ^[1]
by michelle ine 
 
i mark my territory
i’m down then up then down
you’d better bring your a-game when you waltz into this town
 
you’d beter think-it-twice before you enter space & time
i mark my territory
you’d better (never)
mine
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·        inspired by the ‘u’ shaped flight of the (male, ego-ic) hummingbird…
·        …as well as the (brutal) message sent to the pre-incarnate. 
 
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[1] martino, j. (5.18-1.18). mine.  book 81: cult-i-vation. © 2018 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b81 (5.3-2.2018): she's my robot lover

she’s my robot lover  ^[1]
by ali l. en  
 
she’s my robot lover
she’s my pride and joy
she’s my friend (uh, let’s pretend)
she’s more than just a toy
 
she’s my robot lover
she’s there (when i’m gone)
she’s turned-on (or off), c’mon, yes:
she’s in love (it’s dawn)
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·        my suspicion is that my lover, dawn, just might be in love with my robot. 
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (5.3-2.18). she’s my robot lover. book 81: cult-i-vation. © 2018 by wellnesseducation.us.

b81 (5.2-1.2018): she's an alien

she’s an alien  ^[1]
by ali l. en  
 
sweet, sleek, sharp, sexy, sensual, seductive, selective:
 
she walks into the place
your heartbeat sets its pace
she’s steel, leather, lace
 
dark, deep, deceptive, delicious:
 
she moves with ease of time
you think ((wish she were mine))
she reads your thoughts (fine)
 
curvy, confident, candid:
 
she catches on (your eyes)
you play it off (disguise)
she sees right through you (lies)
 
fun, friendly, feisty, fetishious, free, foreboding:
 
she wins you with a touch
you want to leave (sooooo much)
she takes you home
 
she takes you home
she takes you home
she takes you home
 
home 
 
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[1] martino, j. (5.2-1.18). she is an alien. book 81: cult-i-vation. © 2018 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b80 (4.16-1.2018): lost in space

lost in space  ^[1]
by d. trump  
 
there’s a will (a way) to be dis-cussed, disclo[the]sed, disgraced
all aboard the my-strory ship
i’m lost (we’re lost) in space
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·        i didn’t want the job in the first place.  all i wanted was revenge.
·        then, my ego took over.  it became a game, a diversion.
·        then it became an obsession.
·        there’s too much to cover up.  too many questions.  too much of a fishbowl.
·        here i sit, the most powerful man on earth: uncomfortable.
·        i own more real estate (and more space) than anyone.  i am king!
·        the axe could fall at any moment.
·        i’m lost: i’m lost in space. 
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[1] martino, j. (4.16-1.18). lost in space. book 80: pronoia. © 2018 by joal martino.

[2] fast-forward to 2023 - note: but the axe never fell.  in his eyes, he never lost and he will never get caught-up in any cover-up that might somehow result in anything more than a slap on the wrist.  at present, dude is a front-runner!  i was wrong (back then) thinking that justice was about to be served.  i will not get fooled again.

b80 (3.22-3.2018): can daylight save time?

can day-light save time?  ^[1]

by d. s. time

can we (great) manipulate life, liberty and rhyme?
can a child be the sun? 

can the masses be the One?

can daylight save time?

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• in a day and age when intelligence itself is rapidly becoming more & more artificial, how can you-man-i-ty expect to save itself, much less its manmade constructs, like santa claus, day-light, and time?

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[1] martino, j. (3.11-3.18). can daylight save time?  book 80: pronoia. © 2018 by joal martino.

b80 (2.3-1.2018): tricky

tricky ^[1]

by tricky dickie

1.       give the usa public a quick, biting, fear-based sound-bite,
2.       use it to accuse your opponent,
3.       lie loudly and often, to the point where absurdity begins to sound like truth.
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* the rich-kid neighborhood bully (republicans) have the system down perfectly.

* the wimp-ass p___y-kid (the democrats) have no answer to being beat up and abused, repeatedly.

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* we... the hard-working, tax-paying, middle-classer… get to (1) choose a side, or (2) go down with the ship, because the two sides in power will not allow for an alternative way of seeing things.

* we (and y/our children) are screwed, and we know it.  even y/our vote means nothing, and we are well aware of that.  moreso, we are tainted by the lies that we read and hear – because we don’t have the time, the patience or the skills to truly analyze or think critically.

* the perfect storm is not about weather.  you can feel it coming.

…and it (unlike many a deity) is coming... and soon.

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[1] martino, j. (2.3-1.18). tricky.  book 80: pronoia. © 2018 by joal martino. 

b80 (1.27.2018): people are in pain

 people are in pain ^[1]  by p. a. infull 

people are in pain
yes, people are in pain
people (yes) are assholes (yes), yet:
people are in pain

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• all assholic-ness... stems from the fact that people are in pain.

• while it is important to forgive them, since it is not their fault that their genetics and life experiences have brought them to this point of pain and fear… we (still) have the right to stop them from be-having like assholes.

• we can say/do: “no.  while your reasons for your assholic-ness matter, that does not mean that i have to accept your be-having like an asshole.”

• it is our job (not theirs) to define their assholic boundaries.  we draw the line.  do not expect the child to draw his/her own boundary lines.
  

it. is. our. responsibility.

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[1] martino, j. (1.27-3.18). people are in pain.   book 80: pronoia. © 2018 by joal martino.

* (2018): what if you were miraculously beautiful?

 

what if you were Miraculously Beautiful?

what if you (temporarily) inhabited a body comprised of trillions of of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues and organs that cooperated and communicated with each other simultaneously -- so that (in every moment) the whole system would seek homeostasis, ease and healing?

what if this "body" was created by the thoughts and emotions of y/our mind, and what if that mind was a mere extension of a Superconscious Soul that allowed you to experience the apparent chills and spills of a physical world -- while Peace-fully Be-ing your Soul reason for Being?

what if that (apparently individual) Soul wasn't (really) So[u]litary, and what if it was a mere atom of Light within a Majestic Dance of vibrational waves that could Create the most beautiful of colors, the most sooth-ing of sounds, the most delicious of kisses?

and what if All of thIs could manifest in such a way as to ensure that you (and your loved ones) would re-Main Completely Safe and Happy -- even as their earth-bound versions experienced the ebb and flow of good/bad, hot/cold, left/right, up/down, and us/them?

what if, amid all of the apparent turmoil, there was a Perfectly Perfect You, more beautiful than the most beautiful super-super model, more beautiful than the most color-full bird, more beautiful than the most stunning of sunsets?

and what if you could share some of that, and what if (by sharing) you experienced even more of it -- Be-Cause the interconnected nature of your Unseen Nature was Connection It-Self?

what if you were Miraculously Beautiful?

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this thoem is not in a book, so there is no "b" designation in the title.  it was written during the time of book 69: you don't say.

the artwork is that of alex grey, and you can learn more about him here: https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwrEousTBg9BJIzEmtUEgvSq1USCwqySwuAQCCuQmM&q=alex+grey+artist&oq=alex+grey+art&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0i512j46i512j0i512l3j46i512j0i512l3.10847j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

* photo by j. martino (mirmar beach sunrise).

b80 (1/14/2018): the problem is the system

the problem with politics... is the system.  the system of law-writing that allows more than one item to be on a law/bill a the same time.  it BEGS the i'll-do-you-if-you-do-me system of back-handed deals.

                                                                the answer?  simple:

excel spreadsheet: one item at a time.  totally transparent.  everyone knows exactly who voted for each item.  here's how it works:

(i would insert a table, here... but  blogger doesn't seem to want to allow)

anywaaaaaaay:

lawmaker/politician         item description        cost       my vote (y/n)          my reason
________                         _____________       ____         _____                   _____________

the end result would allow any citizen to see why any/every congressman or senator voted for each, individual bill, on its own merit.  no "deals," no politicking.  none of it.

fix the system.  the rest will take care of itself. 

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martino, j (1.14.2018). the problem is the system. book 80: pronoia. © by joal martino.