by Bela Johnson | Nov 4, 2022 | culture, happiness, human interest, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
There is much to be grateful for, yet often lacking is a sense of perspective. Unless we have traveled around a bit, we Westerners tend to take a lot for granted. Observing the lives of others in dire circumstances, whether within the boundaries of our own country or...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 26, 2022 | gardening, musings, nature, patience, Uncategorized
Fifteen degrees on the outdoor thermometer, and I dread walking out to an unheated greenhouse, though he tells me I should, prepares me for what I am about to witness; Tomato plants first, laden with unripened fruit, no fault, didn’t get the structure built on...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 17, 2022 | forgiveness, growing up, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
Are we really meant to impose shame,humiliation, mortification upon ourselvesand others in this life? Is this really thehigher road our spirits wish us to take;in other words, is this the desire in the mindof the creator of stars, of galaxies,of worlds too vast for...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 5, 2022 | climate change, community, gardening, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
These slate skies are familiar, in a strangeillogical way; here, there are mountains,no sea in sight, and though mists appearlike fog, it is high desert with rivers runningthrough forested landscapes, their watersunreliable as winter ocean waves in Hawaiior storms...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 17, 2022 | forgiveness, musings, nature, personal, Uncategorized
Where on earth do I belong?I have taken up space on this orbfor nearly seventy years, manyof these spent in utter confusion,lost to myself, leaving many others to wonder, who is this being?As if I, myself held the answers,aware of my motivations, I did not; And I get...
