by Bela Johnson | Mar 14, 2013 | happiness, inspiration, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
It’s satisfying to discover menopause as an unexpected gift. No longer vexed or driven by floods of hormones, I’m far more able to settle into my body in a new way; to focus more acutely on what’s essential to my growth as a human being. There’s a time to...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 12, 2013 | happiness, healing, inspiration, personal, Uncategorized
It has been predicted: this is My Lucky Year. A once-in-a-lifetime return of the Water Snake, which blessed the annum of my birth. If I make it to 120 years of age, I’ll have another, but it’s not likely to happen. So of course I wait for money, good fortune,...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 6, 2013 | happiness, inspiration, philosophy, relationships, Uncategorized
It’s such a pleasure to witness friends who take advantage of a midlife shakeup and confront their fears in order to implement major lifestyle changes. I’m thinking of one acquaintance whom I have known for almost thirty years; one whose face appears lit from within...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 4, 2013 | lifestyle, nature, personal, poetry, random thoughts, Uncategorized
I cannot wear sequins. A closet full of skirts and dresses tried on over the years; wishful thinking. What I do, where I live does not lend itself to swoops of air between the legs; bluster and sparkle. No need for headlights. It feels like a...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 28, 2013 | community, culture, Uncategorized, writing
Blogging provides a virtual and sometimes therapeutic channel in which to pour one’s thoughts and feelings that, in turn, insinuate themselves into the collective like dye injected into a crystalline ocean. Slowly spreading, the new medium eventually becomes...
