by Bela Johnson | May 16, 2012 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, personal, Uncategorized
Before we knew anything about the Alanuihaha channel and after moving to the Big Island, we promptly struck out and bought ourselves a Triyak (3-seater ocean kayak). The thought was to go out and paddle on a regular basis, and so for our first sojourn slipped the boat...
by Bela Johnson | May 15, 2012 | animals, nature, personal, random thoughts, Uncategorized
I’ve never held a hummingbird in my hand. And it’s not like I haven’t wanted to. My heart swells to overflowing while imagining the feeling of a tiny bird body thrumming at a hundred miles an hour against fingers and palm. It would be rather like capturing a...
by Bela Johnson | May 10, 2012 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
When I was young I learned to pray in church. There was a specific protocol for prayer: gratitude always came first. Then I was free to do the asking. As a child in a home fraught with strife, praying for God to release me into a life I could claim as my own...
by Bela Johnson | May 8, 2012 | animals, nature, personal, Uncategorized
There you stood on the edge of your feather, expecting to fly … ~ Neil Young As I wait with great anticipation for the next grand phase of life to fully fledge, I am drawn inexplicably to large windows overlooking the vast Pacific. Almost as if pulled along by...
by Bela Johnson | May 2, 2012 | lifestyle, nature, personal, random thoughts, Uncategorized
There’s a sweet spot that exists every morning – when the light returns and dreams taper into images the eye can gather into focus. There is a right time to arise. I do not wake up to alarms, and even though I gifted my husband with a Zen clock that gently chimes at a...
