by Bela Johnson | Apr 20, 2015 | compassion, inspiration, philosophy, spirituality, Uncategorized
It’s facile to ponder fault in others whose treatment of us seems appalling. Then we glimpse suffering in desperate animal eyes, recognizing predatory illusion. All the lessons of the Masters fall deaf on ears that will not hear, fearful eyes refusing to see all the...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 14, 2015 | friends, lifestyle, people, philosophy, Uncategorized
Have you ever thought to yourself, if only this person would see my heart, if blame and fear were set aside, we might forge truer bonds? It is always surprising when another remains unwilling to own their part, especially when friends drop like dominoes, again and...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 6, 2015 | musings, nature, photography, Uncategorized
Nature does this, splendiferously exhibiting herself in out of the way places, just because. There is no hidden agenda. Had my feet traveled another path at that moment – were I not attuned to nuance – I might have missed it. Would it matter to the...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 31, 2015 | lifestyle, musings, philosophy, science, Uncategorized
Pieces of an intricate puzzle are how I assemble life, not pausing to consider position on the template nor noting how many fragments remain heaped on the fringes, awaiting destiny’s promptings. Days arrive on tradewinds blowing me this way and that, shuffling the mix...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 24, 2015 | lifestyle, musings, philosophy, Uncategorized
How can one decide best for another? I was born to embody my own desires. My life is right for me alone. It has not been easy, but does anyone dance through this earth walk who will not be transformed by it?
