by Bela Johnson | Oct 19, 2012 | art, creativity, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
I’ve discovered the best synonym for light is magic. For years I would talk with artist friends who would exclaim, eyes flashing, “Oh, but the light!” This always confounded me. I couldn’t imagine what they were talking about. Light was light enough, and dark was too...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 16, 2012 | culture, healing, inspiration, philosophy, technology, Uncategorized
My generation of boomers was born to mothers who, for the first time in recorded history, found themselves in decision making positions independent of their men. Suddenly lives no longer revolved around how children dressed for school that morning, who picked Timmy up...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 10, 2012 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Ever since I’ve had a choice, I’ve lived in the wild. My body, tethered to a mind that wanders, needs constant affirmation of its place in the earthly scheme of things. Without this physical contact, my spirit years too much for that nameless home in the sea of pure...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 8, 2012 | animals, Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
We live down the street from a rooster farm – no, make that two rooster farms. We didn’t know about one of them, which only came into being a week after we settled into this place. It wasn’t a conscious decision to be or not to be in company with such an...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 4, 2012 | healing, inspiration, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
There are people who act out their lives. Perhaps you know one of them. And if you observe as the years progress, you might notice that they become further and further detached from who they once were, who they are; who they might, in fact, truly be. I wonder what...
