by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2012 | freedom, happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, philosophy, Uncategorized
It’s not impermanence per se, or even knowing we’re going to die, that is the cause of our suffering. Rather, it’s our resistance to the fundamental uncertainty of our situation. Our discomfort arises from all of our efforts to put ground under our feet, to realize...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 1, 2012 | inspiration, personal, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
A lot can happen in twenty years. When I was fifteen and not even dreaming about computers and iPhones, my most vivid memory was an awkwardness in every step and feeling fat in a sea of Twiggies. My greatest concern was not in fully grasping chemistry’s periodic...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 30, 2012 | community, creativity, inspiration, personal, Uncategorized, writing
Writing is often a solitary pursuit. Thus it is with strange irony that, in order to make a living, writers submit our innermost ponderings to public scrutiny. It might seem to compromise something within, but upon deeper reflection, we may discover this necessarily...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 24, 2012 | inspiration, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
It’s easy to whine about annoyances – those circumstances or people that burden the mind with nagging urgency. Harder to cultivate reception when there’s so much confusion, coercion and outright deception filtering down from high places these days. Politicians...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 23, 2012 | lifestyle, nature, travel, Uncategorized, whitewater rafting
How is it that a visceral memory of thirty years ago sustains itself so vividly in both the body and mind? Such is my experience of whitewater rafting – a rolling, jaunting, thrilling escapade down some of the wildest water that still exists in North America,...
