b126 (7.3-5.2025): what makes your heart soooooooo cold?

what makes your heart sooooo cold?
by ima concerned
 
what makes your heart so cold?
what makes your mind so right?
what made your pen so bold?
what makes your mourning, night?
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-5.2025). what makes your heart soooooo cold? book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* of course, if i am re-cognizing the cold heart in another, it must also exist inside of me.  namaste-hey! 

i imagine that it is some kind of pain... stemming from fear... maybe the fear of unworthiness.  please give us the chance to for-give.

b126 (7.3-4.2025): if gladiators could write

if gladiators could write
by agladi ator & a. writer
 
if gladiators could write
 
about the wind & rain
about the win (that might)
about the inner pain
about the former life
about the days gone by
about the loving wife
 
if gladiators could write
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-4.2025). if gladiators could write. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b126 (7.3-3.2025): home of me-more-ies

home of me-more-ies
by agla d. iator & o. f. sorts
 
pictures of the past
art & birds (and dreams)
lava-lamp, soft music
home of me-more-ies
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-3.2025). home of me-more-ies. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.3-2.2025): are gladiators... glad?

are gladiators… glad?
by glad i. ator
 
as i strap-on my helmet
for my moment of fame
to entertain the masses
in this (some kind of game)
____________________
 
·       the mob is (momentarily) distracted from the fact that it (in reality) is the slave.

·       the owners are also enslaved… to thrival.

·       the only one who is truly free is he who is being stabbed through the heart… in the knowing that t/his game is over.
___________________
·       glad-ness… occurs in moments:
 o   the win.
 o   the orgasm.
 o   the sense-effect of coffee, beer, childbirth, sunset, song, thoem, etc.
 

as i, safely immersed in my home-of-memories, 

enjoy the morning hummingbird & coffee, 

glad-ness arises.

____________________
martino, j. (7.3-2.2025). are gladiators …glad? book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
* gladness = sadness, at some level.
 
gladness = sadness
up (akin to) down
lucid, inner madness
smile becomes a frown

lover/spouse (a cloud [or mouse] is just a frame of min[e]d)
sadness = gladness
it's like the 'un' (in kind) 

b126 (7.3-1.2025): people don't have time

people don’t have time
by t. i. meless
 
people don’t have time
to check your insta-grams
to browse your facebook feed
for city traffic jams

for the hand-written letter
for silly, little rhymes
it’s twenty-twenty-five (go live!)
people don’t have time
____________________
 
·       if someone does take the time to peruse your facebook feed and comment on past posts, s/he is interested in you!

·       …but s/he won’t be (for long) if you don’t re-spond in some manner.

·       don’t over-respond (of course), because you don’t have the time… but do respond (in-kind).
____________________
martino, j. (7.3-1.2025). people don’t have time. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b126 (7.2-2.2025): i bought q ticket to my show

i bought this ticket to my Show
by a. rolling coaster
 
i bought this ride (this ticket)
and all they said was “go”*
a lolly-pop? “just lick it.”
a ticket to my show
____________________
 

·       because wIe. are the actor, audience, director, marketing team, player, owner, reporter, and h/e-go who gets caught-up in the act.

·       it’s the ultimate role, as the actor becomes immersed in his own Play.

 

____________________

martino, j. (7.2-2.2025). i bought this ticket to my show. book 127: compare & contrast. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

 

* they also said “no” …but i paid little attention to that. 

 
my aunt anna used to say
“no, i don’t want another piece of that delicious chocolate cake.”  
 
of course, we all knew that her “no” meant “maybe” or even “yes” 

or maybe-even “please!”

b126 (7.2-1.2025): alas, a loss (again)

 
alas, a loss a-gain
by a. fan
 
i’m not the only fan
with something left to lose
a shadow of a man
with something more to prove
a lover (with wife-beater tan) with nothing left but pain
another loss (of course, of course) alas, a loss a-gain
____________________
 
·       my team lost (ending their season), and with it my flimsy reason (to over-consume).

·       i made the decision (today) to finally shed the weight, which must include zero tolerance with alcohol.

·       the loss could well result in the re-gaining of self-respect, studliness, and high-quality ladies.
____________________

martino, j. (7.2-1.2025). alas, a loss (again). book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* it's too damn easy...

...to froth... with bailey's.
:)

 ...especially on days off.

b126 (7.1-1.2025): i'm with my robot lover

 
i'm with my girlfriend robot lover
by a. robot
 
i’m with my robot lover
you’re waiting by the phone
someday we may discover that we both are there (alone)
____________________
martino, j. (7.1-1.2025). i’m with my robot lover. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b126 (7.0-0.2025): dreaming the dream (prologue)

dreaming the dream (prologue)
by dreamer dreaming dreams
 
dreaming the dream is a book of thoetry that is/was (mostly) written prior to its blogging dates.  almost half of the thoems were written during the writing/blogging of individuation.  the idea (for this book) arose from dreaming dreaming-dreams... which individu-i-zed into this.
 
it is a living work-in-process, complete with gladiators, flies (that die), winners & losers, best-men, witches, youtube, and the usual suspects:
·       gods
·       robots (and robot-lovers)
·       god-robots
·       death
·       relationships
·       virtual reality
·       forgiveness
 
this prologue is being written mid-book, during a time of family strife, political unrest, and the political unrest that creates family strife.  all i can say is this: to disown someone who is in the hospital is cold-hearted.  all i can say is this: even the coldest-of-hearts can be forgiven… if (and this is a big if) the cold-hearted behavior stops.  it is tough to forgive nukes as they continue to be launched.  

stop, please.

 
to be continued.

on more of a positive note, this: 

____________________
martino, j. (7.0.2025). prologue. book 126: dreaming the dream. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.30-3.2025): better offer

better offer
by be t. teroff
 
he gave her better offer (better house & better car)
he gave her better offer (better meals at better bars)
he gave her better offer (better style & better bling)
he gave her better offer (damn, he gave her everything!)
 
and now that they got married “i’m not satified” she scoffs
he gave her better offer, but i think i’m better-off
____________________
 

• this is for the guys out there who have (occasionally) felt that they ‘lost-out’ when karen chose a different guy... 

• there’s a very good chance that you are better-off without.

____________________
martino, j. (6.30-3.2025). better offer. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b124 (6.30-2.2025) channe l. ling

channe l. ling
by channe laura ling & s. pirits
 
my momma named me channe
my father’s last name: ling
i joined a spirit band and had a hand in channeling
____________________
 
·       …because (maybe) we are all just channeling our own you-tube channel.

____________________
martino, j. (6.30-2.2025). channeling. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.29-6.2025): water makes me happy

water makes me happy
by f. l. uidity 
 
water makes me happy
ocean kisses sand
cool whitewater glistens
maybe it’s God’s hand
______________________
 
·       water: the sound of it, the taste of it, the feel of it (maybe because i’m mostly ‘it’) makes me happy.

·       truth is… nothing ‘makes’ us happy.  we make ourselves happy, based upon our choices.  no, that’s not true, either. 

·       we either are happy or we aren’t.  we move toward more happiness or less happiness… based upon our moment-to-moment choices to do so.
 
______________________
martino, j. (6.29-6.2025). water makes me happy. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
*inspired by a walk on the trails of the usnwc.

i got the idea of "ocean kisses sand" from the who's love reign o're me line "the way the beach is kissed by the sea".  it's that never-ending kiss, that bliss!

'God' (of course) isn't some man-made deity.  the Godforce is the Source.

b124 (6.29-1.2025): Heaven

 
long-term short-term focus
by h. e. aven
 
long-term short-term focus
now: the time to act
in a world of hocus-pocus:
opposites attract
____________________
 
·       masculine energy is more short-term.
·       feminine energy wants to go slow-errrrrrr.
 
the combination, however, is Heaven!
____________________
martino, j. (6.29-1.2025). Heaven. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b124 (6.29-5.2025): we're all forgiven

we’re all forgiven
by youar e. forgiven 
 
we are all forgiven
yes, we made mistakes
we are all forgiven
we are what it takes
 
to be forgiven
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTtfzm9OR5w
____________________
martino, j. (6.29-52025). forgiven. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.28-4.2025): dead fly

dead fly
by ima dead too 
 
dead fly: i used to smile (awhile) and float across the sky
but then i landed on a hand (no longer am)
 
dead fly
 
i should have pondered why
____________________
 
·       i was living everybody’s dream!
·       i was flying! 
·       i was eating, dating, mating, romance-ating, and co-creating: (my!)
 
 but now i’m dead:
 
-by ima dead fly
____________________
martino, j. (6.28-4.2025). dead fly. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.28-3.2025): the dead don't re-produce

the dead don’t re-produce
by ima dead 
 
i fell on my sword, so that this world might just deduce
my legacy lives on:
 
the dead don’t re-produce
____________________
 
·       i was told that if i died for my country, my woman, my pride… that my legacy would ride… and co-inside with my bride, my bonafide pride that would abide to my alibi: my falsify, my other i.
 
·       truth is… nobody cares.  they’ve got other things to do.

·       they don’t have time to care about your legacy.  they’ve got kids, jobs, pain, social media, again & again.   they simply don’t care about you and your legacy.
 
in my (humble) opinion, you’ve got 2 (two) choices:
1.     live every minute as if it was your last, or…
2.     conform to society’s rules, and beg for scraps (at a table that doesn’t even exist).  
____________________
martino, j. (6.28-3.2025). “start again.” book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.28-2.2025): "start again"

“start again”

by v. i. passana 
 
yes, the journey doesn’t go the way that we intend
yes, we get off-course
yes, let’s:
 

“start again”

____________________
 
·       i don’t know how many times i’ve tapped-into this bit of “start again” genius, which was verbalized so well by satya narayan goenka (with that knowing smile) on our vipassana videos.
 
·       “start again” has sooooooo many meanings, e.g. “begin meditation again,” or “return to center, again” …and i’ve benefitted from its “get back on path” message, time and time again (& again).

____________________
martino, j. (6.28-2.2025). “start again.” book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.28-1.2025): plausible denial

plausible denial
by thatsno thewayit happened
 
plausible denial
that’s not what i meant
i can just deny the very message that i sent
i can just excuse myself (if, someday, on trial)
that’s not what i meant
plausible denial
____________________
 
·       memory… is a terrible way to decipher what happened in the past.
 
present-day politics, news, and schmooze… proves that the best c.o.a. is denial.
____________________
martino, j. (6.28-1.2025). plausible denial. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.27-3.2025): will God bat an i?

will God bat an i?

by ann i. lash 
 
did God shed a tear when baby-dino went extinct?
did He even care when the small dodo ceased to blink?
did He save the wooly mammoth, rescue the great auk?
will He bat-an-eye for pinta tortoise/gray-backed hawk?

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

while God’s involvement may remain a clouded my-story, 
will he stop the robots when they come for you and me?
 
or will he come-to-life and sport a name like ASI?
it may be God-Robot who cares less to bat an eye

____________________
martino, j. (6.27-3.2025). will God bat but one eyelash? book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

*the I Am appears to have shown little mercy (when it comes to the death of the small i's). 

b124 (6.27-2.2025): love is like an onion

love is like an onion

by onion esque 
 
love is like an onion
bittersweet, at best
whole (yet multilayered)
yum (from east to west)
 
love is like a juicy onion (dynamite, at least)
peel and cry (and don’t ask why)
fun (from west to east) 
____________________
 
·       best when savored.
·       never eaten quickly.
·       accentuated.
·       relished.
 
i was wondering how the word 'relish' was going to sneak its way in 😊 as this onion-love-thoem was developing herself and writing her auto-bio. 😊
____________________
martino, j. (6.27-2.2025). love is like an onion. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.27-1.2025): double vision

 
double vision
by oneplus oneis One
 
i’ve got double vision
much to my surprise
every split-decision
me (i’ve got two i’s)
____________________
 
·       every living thing has dual/multiple personalities.

·       the double vision (e.g. after the bailey’s in the coffee) shows that the eyes work independently of one-another, while cooperating.
 
it’s inter-independence/individuation ...at play.
____________________
martino, j. (6.27-1.2025). double vision. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* unwritten, unspoken contracts

alternative title: in-sin-u-ation

obviously, a contract that is unwritten & unspoken 
can be mis-perceived by those who enter into it.

in the game of mating & dating & marriage, men and women could do better... but that would take most of the romance out of it.  romance adds to the mystery (as each partner can use his/her imagine-in-ing skills to conject meaning into what his/her partner thinks, says, and does).

romance also leads to the unrealistic expectations that, when not met, result in heartbreak, regret, pain, anger and revenge.

even with the plethora of mating & dating information on platforms like youtube... for most couples, it's still all smoke & mirrors.

what is important to determine, gentlemen, is your risk (in a day & age when a miss interpretation can lead to much more than in-sin-u-ation).  

* is lgbtq 'exclusive'?

shouldn't it be lgbtqs... where the 's' = 'straight'? 

 
why exclude over 90% of those walking on planet earth from celebrating rainbows?

and shouldn't the 's' ...really be s/s&s/n-s?

• s/s = straight/supportive, and 
• s/n-s = straight/non-supportive

it's really none of my business.  exclude who you want to exclude, but it is probably a mistake to exclude 90% of your could-be constituents from the party.

true, lgbtqs/s&s/n-s might be harder to fit on a flag (or bumper-sticker).

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ylq5gJvN0Ug

b124 (6.26-1.2025): memory go round

 
me-mory go round
by a. memory
 
memory go round
it’s a sunny day
it’s a touch of love
it’s a game (at play)
it’s a taste of passion
it’s a test of time

memory go round
it’s a yours (and mine)
____________________
 
·       my me-mories of you are all that i have.  let’s make more.
 
____________________
martino, j. (6.26-1.2025). memory go round. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* the REAL reason you're stressed...

...is because you read. 

:)

___________________________ 

and, because you read (e.g. pay attention), you re-cognize that this whole human experiment could end very quickly:

• with some old man's angry push of a button, or
• because some kid-in-a-basement creates an ASI God. 

___________________________ 

or, worse yet, it doesn't end: you're subjected to living through a living-hell (e.g. divorce, with kids [and a psycho ex]; a debilitating dis-ease; or [the ultimate horror-show]... news).

b124 (6.25-2.2025): what can one do but Be?

 what can one do but Be?

by U. R. I. 
 
now that we’ve determined i am you and you are me
what are we to do?

what can one do but Be?
____________________
 
·       a you-man being, sense-ing/see-ing… living in a dream, so sir-real (it seems), with his set of senses (limited, not free), what’s a being to do?  

may-be we just Be.

 
if wIe are merely extensions of a Universal Be-ing, we can’t not but be… which should re-li[e]ve a lot of distress (for those who think they should be doing something/more).
____________________
martino, j. (6.25-2.2025). what can one do but Be? book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b124 (6.25-1.2025): possibilities

 
possibilities
by itsa possible
 
at the outset, it might seem that my life (lived with ease)
here’s a little secret:
possibilities
____________________
 
·       the secret to living a thrilling life is to be keenly aware of the infinite possibilities that are only a thought, word and deed away.
 
____________________
martino, j. (6.25-1.2025). possibilities). book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

b124 (6.24-3.2025): you can't not be but You

you can’t not be but You
by U... R... I... 
 
you can’t not be but You
i can’t not be but Me
a simple wellness Truth
we can’t not be but wIe
____________________
 
·       as prostheses of the All, as God’s sensors (and nervous system)...

·       what if our Soul purpose is to do-Be-do*, which allows God to Be?

·       what if Universal Consciousness (of the physical plane) is Completely dependent upon individualized perceptions?
 
from a Connected perspective, individuation is One.  the Universe (the All and the No-thing, if i may) lives through our individuation.
____________________
martino, j. (6.24-3.2025). you can't not be but You. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us

* to do-Be-do is to dance & sing... to live (and express, no less). 

b124 (6.24-2.2025): 10 years for 2-3 minutes?

10 years for 2-3 minutes?
by i. n. vested 
 
10 years for 2-3 minutes?
he trained to win the gold
did everything he could, yes he did just as he was told
there, up upon the podium, just basking in the win
after a few minutes those bright lights began to dim
____________________
 
·       instead of focusing on the outcome goal (the weight loss, the gold medal, the wedding day, etc.), appreciate the process.

·       focus on the small day-to-day wins that show your investment in yourself (your health, your well-being, your ease of mind).
 
athletes, politicians, and future brides sometimes focus on the big party/win instead of appreciating the short-term moment processes.
____________________
martino, j. (6.24-2.2025). 10 years for 2-3 minutes. book 124: individuation. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
* inspired by an orion taraban video in which he spoke of an olympic gold medal winner who worked for over a decade to realize that the few minutes of glory wasn’t worth all he’d given-up in the process.
 
* in marriage, the big party/win comes before the decades of work that (more often than not) results in devastating, irreparable loss.