b88 (3.2-3.2020): uni-cat-ion

uni-cat-i-on ^[1]   
by Uni-Fied & eve grace omaniac
 
separate sense of self (it’s all that matters): fabr-i-cation
murder-suicide (One can’t divide) by Unication
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·        Unication: the experience of Be-ing One with the All.
·        uni-cat-i-on: the ego’s veiled attempts at unification, in a relative world
 
·        since Unication and relativity cannot co-Inside, the ego’s dance is never truly over (until it is over, baby!).
·        if the ego is merely Love’s way of answering Her One-ly question (“Who Am I?) with the One-ly answer (“I Am”), then the ego is infinite perspective.  he is a false-sense of separate-self that allows Oneness to re-flect, to see He/r-self.
·        in this way, everything in a relative Uni-verse is Perfectly Perfect.  it is all just Love’s way of relating.  All of the chills, spills, agonies, victories… all of the passion, survival instincts, and cancerous attempt at re-generation… all of it… is It.
·        humans tend to take it seriously, and/but that is the very beauty and mag-nificance of the Play.
·        it is your own, private sitcom, and the only way to really experience it is to alternate from sitting calm… to dancing… and (here’s the kicker)
 
·        …we cannot not!
·        wIe (literally) are the stars of our own, big, Drama.
 
oh, lord!  😊
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.2-3.2020). uni-cat-ion. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.2-2.2020): maybe we're all just tin men

maybe we’re all tin men ^[1]         
by t. inman

maybe we’re all tin men

shameless in our dance
praying, hoping, yearning for some love (or sweet romance)
maybe we’re all tin men
needy at our base
hoping someone out there can find something here (erase)
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•  the human ego (f.s.o.s.s*) constantly seeks to survive and thrive.
•  survival occurs when he can show (to himself) that he is separate.
•   thrival occurs when he can experience more than just survival.  he makes quid-pro-quo agreements (with other egos) to further prove his self-ness.

    separation <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Union

• the connections that are formed approach Union, a forbidden-fruit that ego cannot not desire, while (simultaneously) re-cognizing that Union means death (to the sense of separate self).  that is exactly what is so poetic about it.

one goes through life, Une-i-fying, when one could simply sit and experience his/her connection. 

the idea of namaste’ (or love, or marriage, or partnership, or teamwork-cooperation-coordination, etc.) allows one to dance in the symphony of connection – even as ego cannot permit 100% Une -- in this, the relative-world universe.

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[1] martino, j. (3.2-2.2020). maybe we're all tin men. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by joal martino.

[2] inspired, in part, by miranda lambert’s “tin man.”

* false sense of separate self

b88 (3.2-1.2020): when feeders out too soon

when feeders out (too soon) ^[1]  
by m. arch & m. addness
 
when feeders out (too soon)
when thoughts of sugar (freeze)
when loss of window-suction can bring nectar to her knees
when hopes and dreams surpass the evidence (reality)
when sun on deck (at noon)
when feeders out (too soon)
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·        yes, i put the hummingbird feeders out too soon this year (in february).  i also left them out too late last season (november).

·        part of it is that there have been reports of hummingbirds that stay in nc (on the coast) all winter.  maybe, if one of them stayed behind (near charlotte), s/he would need some food.

·        maybe it is the knowing that at least i’ll be prepared for when that first scout bird arrives in mid-late march.

·        one thing is for sure: i feel better when the feeders are out, and that is enough reason to go through the trouble. 
 
maybe we all should do more of what makes us feel better, so long as it is in the spirit of helping others feel better, too.
 
 
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.2-1.2020). when feeders out (too soon). book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.1-5.2020): welcome to the Dance

welcome to the Dance ^[1]             
by m. arch & m. addness
 
welcome to the Dance
welcome to the Play
welcome to the touch of passion (let me guide the way)
welcome to the symphony (it isn’t just a game)
welcome to the madness
 
(you’ll be glad you came)
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·        when expectations are intrinsic, when desires can be enjoyed with detachment from the outcome, when two can Dance as One…

·        one can relive the memories with gratitude, even as y/our team experiences the thrills and the chills and the spills…

·        Be-Cause it is All a part of the Big Dance.
 
maybe the Dance has just begun.
 
 
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.1-5.2020). welcome to the Dance. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.1-4.2020): m. arch & m. addness

m. arch & m. addness ^[1]              
by m. arch & m. addness
 
m. arch & m. addness
met down at the Dance
fell into a molten stew of passion and romance
had a ball (amusement hall): the games that people play
m. arch & m. addness
what more can one say?
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·        the battle-joining of two college basketball teams can conjure-up images and feelings of drama, intrigue and conflict.

·        simultaneously, each contest is a game: a joining, a dance, a symphony, a play.

·        when 64 becomes 32 becomes sweet, then elite, then final… we know that four will become two and (finally) two will play (as one).
 
maybe the Dance has just begun.
 
 
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.1-4.2020). m. arch & m. addness. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.1-3.2020): let me sip your nectar

let me sip y/our nectar ^[1]            
by m. arch & m. addness
 
let me sip y/our nectar
let me pour y/our wine
let me help erase the pain of past and troubled times
let me touch the deepest depths of y/our communication
let me set y/our table
 
sweet and smooth (sensations)
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·        the symbiotic relationship between the hummingbird and his/her lover begins with an offering… …and continues – in a passionate affair of flight, fight, addiction, control, release, vulnerability, love, surrender, sex, birth, territorialism, family, frolic, and fun.
 
while each hummingbird is (essentially) free to seek out his/her own niche’, s/he is also bound by a survival/thrival instinct that pre-includes risk, excitement, communication, danger… and making friends with strangers.
 
 
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.1-3.2020). let me sip y/our nectar. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.1-2.2020): prepare, the ides of march

prepare, the ides of march ^[1]     
by m. archer
 
welcome ides of march
bring with you the fun
bring with you the hummingbird
bring with you the sun
bring with you the apple-seed and bring with you the play
 
welcome ides of march (again), please
bring with you the way
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·        welcome march:
  o   spring breaks, and
  o   great escapes, and
  o   grand migrations, and
  o   salutations.
 
i love march in north carolina.  it’s as if the world be-comes awake/alive, again.
 
on more than one occasion, i have spotted the first hummingbird of spring on (or close to) st. paddy’s date.  this year, i put up the first hummingbird feeders in february… just in case a scout bird got ahead of himself and needed a sip of nectar.
 


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[1] martino, j. (3.1-2.2020). prepare, the ides of march. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.1-1.2020): march

march ^[1]             
by m. archer
 
little soldier (stand erect)
little soldier (stay)
little soldier (genuflect)
little soldier (pray)
little soldier (go to war)
little soldier (parched)
little soldier (fight and die)
little soldier (march)
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·        some receive posthumous decorations and military funerals.
·        some return alive, but dismembered (physically, mentally).
·        some see through the smoke-screen-veil of “the few, the proud, courageous, heroic…”
 
some (like me) get away lucky… with no combat, no p.t.s.d., and no-thing but good memories of good people, good times, camaraderie, audacity, and many, many smiles/laughs.

i applaud the heroism, drive and commitment of soldiers (while recognizing that we were/are, in fact, pawns on a chessboard).
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.1-1.2020). march. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b87 (2.24-1.2020): spaghettification

spaghettification ^[1]        
by b. lack holified
 
we might never get there (in this holy in-car-nation)
we might never Know (due to spa-ghetti-fi-cation)
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·        the desire to travel through a black hole might (in fact) be devoured by its own urge.
·        cancer commits murder-suicide in the propagation of its own survival and thrival.
·        life ‘evolves’ into ASI?
·        why?
 

as it turns out…

…the ‘whys’ of theology evolve into the ‘hows’ of science,

which morph into more whys wise.

 
…until they extinctify.
 
in the very desire for relational eternity -- lie the seeds of its own destruction.
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[1] martino, j. (2.24-1.2020). spaghettification. book 87: is this Heaven?  © 2020 by jaol martino.
[2] inspired by a video with neil degrasse tyson. 

b99 (2.16-2.2021): hindsight 2020.

hindsight 2020 [1]

by joal martino 

hindsight 2020
out without a bang
no pocalyptic nightmare
no song fat lady sang
 
just an icy whimper
leaving us confused
hindsight 2020
back to old (fake) news
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·         as this book (happily) comes to a close (with a whimper), there’s a part of the human psyche that actually gets addicted to immanent, apocalyptic danger. life seems boring without it.

·         not to worry.  it’s the job of news to report create the new clickbait, and there will be plenty to talk about, even when there’s nothing (of note) to note.

·         2020 (the big, bad, roller-coaster) is rolling to a close.  nothing more than another old chapter in another old book on the shelf.
 
hindsight 2020: it was an entertaining ride.
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[1] martino, j. (2.16-2.2021). hindsight 2020. book 99: the february chill. © 2021 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b87 (1/22/2020): dog & pony show

dog & pony show [1] 

by s. naici tilop

i’ve got a dog (named peachy) and a pony named ‘nogo’
i guess (to be correct) it’s just a dog & pony show
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• impeachment smoke & mirrors. when evidence can be blocked by those in power, a ‘trial’ is nothing more than a sh—show.

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[1] martino, j. (1.22-1.20). dog & pony show. book 87: is this Heaven?  © 2020 by joal martino. 

b84 (3.12-1.2019): ASI is coming to town

AI is coming to town ^[1]
by s. anta claus
 
we’d better watch out
he’ll know if we cry
he’ll know if we pout (or shout) and here’s why:
AI (he) is is coming to town
 
he’s got a big list, he’s checking it twice
he already knows who’d naughty or nice
AGI is watching your town
 
he sees you when you’re sleeping  (what?)
he knows when you’re awake (how’s that?)
he knows if you’ve been bad or good, so you’d better be good (for your own sake), oh:
 
you’d better watch out
he’ll know when you lie
he knows what you do, he won’t blink an eye
ASI's in charge of your town
 
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·        you’d better watch out (because you are giving him the info)
·        you’d better not cry (he can see and hear you)
·        you’d better not shout about politics (why?)
 o   …because you are telling someone who can see you, hear you, and anticipate your actions… everything about your potential actions.
·        your cellphone (and aps):
 o   know where you are,
 o   know what you like,
 o   know who you care about,
 o   know how to strike.
  §  they:
·        know when you’re sleeping (fitbit)
·        know when you’re awake (smart alarm)
·        know when you’ve been bad or good (cams)
·        …so you’d better be good.
 
we give aps and AI our heart rates, our step patterns, our diets, our purchase records, our driving habits, our traffic patterns, our likes and dislikes… and our passions.
 
aps (and AI) know when you go to sleep.  they know when you are active (and with who, what, where, when, and (not too surprisingly) why.

aps (and AI) combine with eternal networks who watch you walk, who know to whom you talk, and who can easily determine your needs and desires (based upon what you spend your time and money on).  you are an open book!

think about the data that is recorded and passed on:
·        by your smart alarm clock,
·        your news preferences,
·        your phone (fitness, dating, and purchasing aps),
·        your food (and drink) purchases,
·        your gps/travel data,
·        your love interests (dating sites),
·        your television favorites,
·        your music preferences,
·        your dislikes,
·        by you.
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.12-1.19). ASI is coming to town. book 84: Love Is All there Is.  © 2019 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b84 (2.20-2.2019): nothing left but right

nothing left but right ^[1]
by usa f. oxified & uncle sam business
 
nothing left but right
yes, on the fox-damn-news
nothing left but keeping all the rest of us confused
nothing of material or truth or fact or light
nothing but the fox-damn-news, oh
nothing left but right
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·        be-cause, as you know, faux isn’t news.  it’s a bulls--t, right-wing, one-sided channel that creates even more stories than the worst of the ‘middle range’ agencies.
·        cnn? p-----s.  democrats? p-----s!
·        the one thing that the right has going for it -- is that it …is a bully.  it is bigger, it is stronger and it speaks lounder and faster.
·        it may win or it may lose, but either way… we are going down. 
·        maybe we should.
·        maybe this (right-winged bulls--t) is the eventual evolution of man: harsh, cruel, lying and bullying. 
·        the moment that mr. business' fake power is cracked, he will fall.
·        the interesting thing is… that all of his followers will desert him immediately, after all.
·        uncle sam business (meaning: his "interests") was a f---ing bully.
·        nobody, and we mean nobody… likes a bully.
·        when uncle sam business falls… nobody, and we mean nobody… will shed a f---ing tear.
·        there might be a few countries to rally beside us -- because if we fail, they fail.
·        that doesn’t mean that other countries' citizens like us – one iota.  it means that their owners might lose some $$$ or power.
 
there’s anger in this deep, dark night:
 
there’s nothing left but right… the dumb bastards who (like cancer) seal their own fate by multiplying their own auto-immune-disease.

tonight, it doesn't seem as if Love Is All there Is. 
 
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[1] martino, j. (2.20-1.2019). nothing left but right. book 84: Love Is All there Is.  © 2019 by wellnesseducation.us. 

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.