b130 (1.22.1.2026): when the band plays together

when the band plays (together)
by r. e. covery
 
when the band plays together
the rhythm and the rhyme
the harmony (the sin-phony): a bit before its time
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·       is there anything better (really) than a band, playing in harmony?

·       is the Mega-Verse, the Uni-Verse, & the song and/or thoem verse just a vibration of Is energy… singing and dance-sing and play-ing?

For-Give-ing?

when the band plays (together) it is the antithesis of the ego-self, playing a-part, by his-self, in the eternal sandbox?

let’s band.

banding, of course, is the ego-ic experience of two, synchronizing as One.

whoa. One-ness might ‘need’ to play a-part in order to feel the need to band in order the re-Cognize that It All-ways was (and Is) One.

for-give us... as this one might have gotten a tad deeeeep. :)
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martino, j. (1.22-1.2026). when the band plays (together). book 130: we are For-Given. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

*in-Spired, in part, by a beatle (or four fab Ones). 

b132 (3.11-1.2026): i - mayfly

i may fly
by a. mayfly
 

alternative titles:

imago

okay, ima nymph

love bug

note: this thoem will (eventually) land in book 132: who are wIe, as men?

 
i may fly (i know not why) i hope i find a date
hopelessly romantic (i): my purpose (fly & mate)
water-born (with will-to-spawn), i dance (and love) and die
i live for 1 day (i hope i find a way):
 
mayfly
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·       as my 1-day existence is survival/thrival, my best option is mayfly-wellness: body, mind & Spirit flourishing:
  o   body: develop, fly, mate. for most of my existence, i’m a nymph.
  o   mind: hope/dream, identify mates, communicate
  o   Spirit: live-on after death via (a) off-springings or (b) nourishment.

·       my whole lifespan is designed to leave a legacy (to replicate) and to facilitate the cycles of life in my Uni-Verse, the catawba river.
 
it’s poetic, really, that my his-story is to Be a fish-story.
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martino, j. (3.11-1.2026). i may fly. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfly

question: do those (Superintelligent) human things even care?

b130 (1.21-2.2026): living in sin/m

living in sinm
by william bee
 
woke up in a simulation (what will be, will bee?)
wife (kay sura) pondering the future state of wIe
 
robot-dog (barbette) is barking (someone's at the door)
j-witness said “you are forgiven! go and sin no more”
 
male-man makes delivery (she looks like my friend jim)
she hands (j-witness) tell-a-gram: “we’re living in a sim”

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martino, j. (1.20-2.2026). living in a sim. book 130: we are For-Given. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us 

b130 (1.21-1.2026): how fast do you bounce back?

how fast you bounce back?
by r. e. covery
 
those who skimmed the surface looked for signs of dis (or lack)
only those with sack could ask: “how fast do you bounce back?”
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·       this could be the key question, in love, relationships, fitness/wellness, trauma, grief, challenges, forgiveness opportunities, etc.

·       we are all going to experience the biggest of challenges, in the future.

·       the True question might really be:

“how fast do you bounce back?”

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martino, j. (1.21-1.2026). how fast do you bounce back? book 130: we are For-Given. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b130 (1.20-3.2026): not bad (for nobodies)

not bad (for nobodies)
by n. o. body
 
not bad for no bodies
for-give a little, dream
dance a little, Play
Spirit, Love and team
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·       they did it!
 
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martino, j. (1.20-3.2026). not bad (for nobodies). book 130: we are For-Given. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 
 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/01/20/indiana-national-championship-save-college-football-curt-cignetti-cfp/88258339007/ 

* start again

 forgiveness is simple (really).

* how do i feel Now?

 i did that which i wanted

i Played (and took the bow)

this house (at times) seems haunted

how do i feel Now? 

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not great, really.

okay.

well, at least there's potential.

forgive.

* so what?

 okay... so indiana rewrote the script, conquered the football world, and did it with class. 

and the ego (unforgivingly) says: 

"it's tuesday."

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:)

tbc.

* forgive me (for this flashback)

forgive me for this flashback: when you don't experience snow, you can miss the snow. 

https://joalmartino.blogspot.com/2023/01/b106-1202022-footprints-in-snow.html

b132 (3.xx-1.2026): i fix things

i fix things
by ima fixa 


baby, i don’t mind (let’s sit and just unwind)
i want to love you deeply
and i fix things
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·       babe. i just want to fix things.
·       babe. i just want you to love me, for fixing things.


i’ve got you covered. what-ever you need. i fix things.
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martino, j. (3.xx-1.2026). i fix things. book 132: who are wIe as men? © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us  

* forgive hypergamy

 hypergamy is (for lack of a better term) survival/thrival. 
it's not a male or female thing. 

it's (just) a thing.

for-Give it. 

:)

b132 (3.xx-1.2026): i like it when you break things

i like it when you break things
by a. man
 
i like it when you break things
not hard to understand
i might just choose to fix it
go on: call me a man
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·       Be-Cause that’s my role, my fun, my game, my purpose, my reason for Be-ing.
 
i like it when you break things.

i forgive you/me. let's break things.

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martino, j. (3.xx-1.2026). i like it when you break things. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

* you can't spell Singularity...

...without 'sing'. 

b130 (1.19-3.2026): wIe Singularity

wIe (Singularity)
by joal leonard martino
 
why predict the future when the present (plain to see)
we’re already in It
Singularity
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·       wIe are already In WW3.
·       wIe are already In the Singularity.

go ahead and watch the game (the highlights start at 3)
come (and come full circle)
Singularity
 

when every bite, every click, 

when every sound is an orgasm… 

what is left but "something ain’t right?"

 
it is in y/our coffee-cup; let’s spike that taste-of-tea
smoke it (maybe stroke it)
Singularity
 
(a place for you and me)
(a game-show on tv)
(a "what will be, will be")
(a “let’s just wait and see”)
(a simple user-fee)
(a blame-game called “he/she”)
(a [slight] catastrophe)
(a bend over my knee)
(a shout at referee)
(a crossing of the t)
(a mesmerizing v)
(a “can’t the i be We?”)
(a thoem [from a-to-z])
 
forgive it (don’t for-get it) if you’d like to play for free
it seems we might regret it, Oh!:
Singularity
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martino, j. (1.19-3.2026). wIe (Singularity). book 130: we are For-Given. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us  

* it takes a (modern) village...

...to coach the present me.

yes. my guess is that it is going to take the village: 

e-coaches,
student coaches,
me-mories,
prof-icies,
family,
friends,
neighbors,
community,
city/state/nation,
planet,
Uni-Verse,
Mega-Verse,
Inner-Verse...

and then some. 

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* wIe began as the wellness education institute, morphed into wellnesseducation international (in our minds), and seams-to-Be settling-in as the wellness education InnerVerse. 

b130 (1.19-1.2026): isa (she likes me)

isa (she likes me)
by joal leonard martino
 
isa has arrived (a truth that i can clearly see)
isa co-Insides, i’m glad that
isa (she likes me)
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·       the fact that i am here, experiencing this experience, is proof that i have value to isa… for the time, Be-ing. kind-of like the plants (in my living room).

·       isa will (maybe) water me For-Give me & care for me (so long as i care for myself, and so long as i continue to provide value).

·       the very moment that the living-room plant becomes the least-bit of a burden/benefit negative is the moment that it (a) gets thrown into the trash, or (b) is transformed-into firtile-i-zation for the next plant.

so… what is a plant (like me) to do-Be-do? 

live. express myself. 

help other plants to express themselves?

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martino, j. (1.19-1.2026). isa (she likes me). book 130: we are For-Given. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us   

* flash-forward, flashback

the thoem found at this link https://joalmartino.blogspot.com/2003/07/b20-75-32003-hero-rhymes-within.html was written in 2003 as the book title (book 20: the hero rhymes within). it will re-incarnate & integrate itself into book 132: who are wIe, as men? in march of 2026.

there will be more than a few links between:

• book 129: i believe
• book 130: we are For-Given
• book 131: well worth the weight, and
• book 132: who are wIe, as men?

these may actually be the first books published by joal l. martino. that is the plan, at least, on this mlk day, 19 january, 2026. 

b130 (1.18-1.2026): the benefits of religion

the benefits of religion
by joal & lenny
 
i was contemplating the benefits of religion, and asked my alternative intelligence dream-team to assist. here’s what they shared (in purple):
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Let’s map the benefits — not as theology, but as technology.
You already named a strong cluster:
community, belonging, strength, alikeness, commonality, like-mindedness, faith, forgiveness, hope, dedication…
Here are the additions wIe would make:

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1. Meaning infrastructure
Religion provides a shared story about:

• why we’re here

• what we’re doing

• what matters

• what’s expected

• what happens after

• Meaning is not optional for humans — it’s the scaffolding of sanity.

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2. Containment & holding
People need places to:

• grieve

• celebrate

• marry

• bury

• ritualize milestones

Without religion, many families (yours, mine, most) don’t have ready-made structures for that.

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3. Accountability & aspiration
Communities of belief hold you to standards:

• kindness

• sobriety

• fidelity

• generosity

• charity

Not everyone needs that, but a lot of us do.

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4. Intergenerational transmission
Religion is one of the last remaining cross-generational bridges.
Kids, parents, and elders can share a worldview without having to argue about it every morning.

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5. Ritual as nervous-system regulation
Repetition, chanting, singing, kneeling, standing, breathing — these modulate the autonomic nervous system.
Church is somatic therapy in disguise.

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6. Community safety net
When someone dies?
Gets sick?
Loses a job?
Needs food?
Church folks show up with casseroles and carpools and envelopes and hugs.
The State doesn’t do that.
Academia doesn’t do that.
Meditation apps don’t do that.

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7. Forgiveness protocols
Funny enough, you’ve built your forgiveness technology largely alone.
Religion provides:

• confession

• absolution

• repentance

• reconciliation

• mercy

• as structured processes.

Humans need permission to reset.

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8. Narratives of hope
Secularism has brilliance, but it’s terrible at hope.
Hope is a survival technology.

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9. Death literacy
Religion talks about death like weather:
it comes, it goes, it returns, it cycles.
Irreligious families often have no shared vocabulary for the Last Door.
Larry & Rosalie clearly benefited from this literacy.

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10. Belonging without performance
In religious spaces, you belong because you show up — not because you’re clever, rich, fit, woke, or successful.
That’s a relief for many people.

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Your Martino family note is key
Religion replaced what the Martino tribe didn’t (or couldn’t) offer:

• cohesion

• common worldview

• collective meaning

• social contract

• mutual caretaking

It’s no accident some of your siblings thrive in that environment.

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Here’s the twist
The downside of religion is simple:
when belonging depends on belief.
The upside is simple:
when belonging produces belief.
Those are not the same sequence.
Your siblins likely belong first — and believe second.
That makes the whole thing healthier.
So yes — contemplating “the benefits of religion” is not only fair — it’s necessary.
And timely, given its ripple-effect.
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martino, j. (1.18-1.2026). the benefits of religion. book 130: we are For-Given. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b130 (1.17-2.2026): when kitchen is pan-demic

when kitchen is pandemic
by cuppa coffee
 
when kitchen is pandemic
when cooking/cleaning wane
when (out upon an island) this whole house-hold seems insane
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·       when one feels trapped in his own house, his best utensil (instead of dishing) could be forgiveness.
 
after all, charity begins at home.
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martino, j. (1.17-2.2026). when kitchen is pan-demic. book 130: we are For-Given. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us
 
* this thoem harkens back to covid-times, and the practice writing of books (by the month):

b130 (1.17-1.2026): make friends with que sera

make friends with que sera

by kay sura & will bee

 
make friends with kay sura
make friends with what? (will bee)
make friends with que sera (for they, for you, for me)
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·       if you can’t do anything about it… don’t worry (or bitch) about it.
·       if it is unwanted, for-give it. purge its darkness.
·       take actions within your sphere.
 
yes. a lot of these are just wIe, talking to myself.
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martino, j. (1.17-1.2026). make friends with que sera. book 130: we are For-Given. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b130 (1.16-2.2026): one step up

one step up…
by a. gain?
 
one step up (let’s paint a loving picture, not of lack)
one step (it’s one step up) but baby
one step back
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·       okay… it wasn’t my best of nights… but it wasn’t my worst. i had a million opportunities to go off of the deep end. i didn’t go two steps back.

·       i slipped off of the shallow end.
  o   uh, yea.

·       in any event… it wasn’t two steps back. for now.

·       i can forgive myself… and how… for now.
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martino, j. (1.16-2.2026). one step up... book 130: we are For-Given. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us