by Bela Johnson | Oct 2, 2012 | art, creativity, happiness, inspiration, philosophy, Uncategorized
I hardly know life at this phase of the game, but I strive to remain open as it unfolds. This becomes easier when I’m not fighting what is and expecting it to morph into something more familiar with a zippier buzz to the palate. A good friend and I were reflecting...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 25, 2012 | healing, inspiration, philosophy, random thoughts, spirituality, Uncategorized
How many times have we slammed into walls in life, only to either slide back down them bruised but alive, or peeled off like some bad wallpaper with a cheap replacement slapped back over it in haste, while we continue more or less as before? There have been pivotal...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 10, 2012 | happiness, healing, inspiration, lifestyle, philosophy, Uncategorized
Years ago I read this book and wrote an article for a statewide paper about and around it. The following is a reworked and shortened version, which I thought to share with you while on a month’s vacation which has taken me away from a regular writing schedule. I...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 28, 2012 | community, healing, inspiration, Uncategorized
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. ~ John Lennon What is it to be a woman? The soft curve of tender lips pressed to the fragrant cheek of a child; the hard bend of iron will that rises up to defend her in the absence of Father. I cannot...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 21, 2012 | animals, Hawaii, nature, Uncategorized
“Young man,” said Miss Block“It’s eleven o’clock! This school beginspromptly at eight-forty-five;Why, this is a terrible time to arrive!Why didn’t you come just as fast as you could?What is your excuse, and it better be good!” “This morning, Miss Block, when I left...
