by Bela Johnson | Jun 13, 2012 | compassion, happiness, healing, peace, philosophy, Uncategorized
It’s often been said, at least in this country, that freedom isn’t free. Yet true freedom, as I have come to understand it, can only arise at the tremendous cost of dropping all my preconceived notions of how the world works; of my storylines about who others...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 12, 2012 | happiness, Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, personal, Uncategorized
I want a boat. My husband agrees, on alternate Saturdays. My youngest daughter thinks I’m crazy. It’s expensive, mom! There’s storage and maintenance! Not to mention the danger of the Alanuihaha – a channel not to be trifled with on the best of days. Yet I so...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 7, 2012 | Hawaii, personal
… barely! My husband and I have been deconstructing our lives of the last seven years here on Hawaii Island. The old historic property we bought and transformed has been sold, freeing us up to reclaim simpler lives. 6000 square feet of buildings were renovated...
by Bela Johnson | May 25, 2012 | Hawaii, lifestyle, technology, Uncategorized
Currently my husband and I are in escrow on our lovely historic property and home we brought back from the dead in 2006-09. If I miss one of my two regular posts in the next week or three, please forgive me. I’ll be back on track very soon! We are...
by Bela Johnson | May 21, 2012 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
What remains when all we wish for comes to fruition? Can the mind rest, the body relax – until boredom invariably sets in and we shuffle toward the well, fish a coin from a worn pocket and toss it in; watching as light refracts from its spinning trajectory as it lilts...
