by Bela Johnson | Apr 10, 2012 | community, culture, food, happiness, philosophy, Uncategorized
We were never meant to be completely fulfilled; we were meant to taste it, to long for it, and to grow toward it. The secret to living life as it was meant to be is to befriend our yearning instead of avoiding it, to live into our longing rather than trying to resolve...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 6, 2012 | animals, happiness, nature, personal, Uncategorized
I was young and naïve. And just felt so bad for her, confined to that small house and yard in the city. I thought of my own persistent yearning for open spaces and prolonged physical activity. Fresh air and sunshine. Deep breathing. Denied these essentials and my...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 3, 2012 | community, happiness, healing, inspiration, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
If you lose your money – great God, don’t you lose your mind … Today I hear Eric Clapton’s voice echoing through my mind in a brand-new way. Since I have decided to be happy – all joking aside – the pall of the ‘08 crisis begins lifting from my innermost...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 29, 2012 | Hawaii, nature, personal, random thoughts, Uncategorized
It always seems premature somehow to arise before day has broken. Before that glorious ball of fire that lights and warms the earth sees fit to rise, there is surely beauty in the pre-dawn. A sacred silence before resort workers hit the highway – bound for the altered...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 27, 2012 | happiness, healing, personal, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
It’s almost unbelievable, the degree to which I become my own undoer. Life has brought me more magic than many, yet these days all seems static as a windless day. Perhaps it is the times we are living in or maybe it’s my own personal evolution. Either way,...
