by Bela Johnson | Feb 13, 2012 | community, compassion, personal, Uncategorized
Love isn’t just for Valentine’s Day anymore. Or for lovers. It’s not even reserved for family members any longer. And for that, I am grateful. Somehow between my teens and my fifties we have collectively begun to transfigure the concept of love on a global...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 8, 2012 | nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
I am aware of the things which grind a person down with age. And while none of us will live forever in these bodies, aging gracefully is possible and, to me at least, desirable. I think most would say stress is a killer, but I suspect there’s a bit more, as I...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 1, 2012 | philosophy, psychology, science, Uncategorized
The morning begins, as many do these days, in chaos. When I feel this scattered, I jump on my bike and ride ten miles or so. This helps me get into my body, into a rhythm, slowing my mind and allowing scattered thoughts to settle into cohesiveness. Lately...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 31, 2012 | Hawaii, healing, nature, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
A former client once quipped that expectations are like premeditated resentments. I can’t help but notice what a recurring theme this is in my own life. When I was young and living in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains, the biggest treat for me was when...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 25, 2012 | animals, Hawaii, nature, Uncategorized
The day is breathless. Tiny green buds on the windward side of a stark Stemmadenia unfurl quaking, tender leaves. Dogs lounge in the morning sun while horses and cattle graze languorously in neighboring fields. Cardinals whistle and trill while doves bob in...
