by Bela Johnson | May 20, 2014 | musings, nature, personal, travel, Uncategorized
Cruising the low deserts of California conferred much pleasure in my youth. Flat stretches of landscape frighten some, but I thrilled to the sensation of expansive space; the purple hills hanging in the distance; the shimmering waves of heat hovering just above the...
by Bela Johnson | May 13, 2014 | happiness, inspiration, love, musings, popular culture, Uncategorized
My generation is getting old. Janis Ian has white hair and Carrie Fisher is having menopausal weight gain issues and Paul Simon looks ancient and beaten down by life’s vicissitudes. Mick Jagger is a creepy mess. Oh how popular culture brings it all home, and I’m...
by Bela Johnson | May 6, 2014 | inspiration, nature, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized, whitewater rafting
Life might best be conducted as a downstream flow; a remembered lesson from when, at twenty-something, I ran the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Fire and ice, blood and water, Dig In! Dig In! they told me; no matter if my paddle sunk into a black hole comprised of...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 29, 2014 | inspiration, love, musings, poetry, Uncategorized
It’s not that I was unresponsive. It’s that I couldn’t feel. Believe me, there’s a difference. Don’t give up on people so easily, but don’t hold on too long, either. We all come into this life with wounds to heal....
by Bela Johnson | Apr 22, 2014 | lifestyle, musings, nature, poetry, Uncategorized
She’s tender, like rose petals in rain before sun and weather draw stalks rigid toward a heaven filled with wonder and fear of what lies beyond, of then and now as small hands trace feathery lines across his tired brow. Trembling when confronted with too many...
