by Bela Johnson | May 17, 2016 | musings, people, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
All we know of another may be only what our illusions support; if we want a savior, they become that in our minds, even our cells; if we need a lover, a mother, a brother, best friend, they become that as well, until, exhausted from the weight of the world’s...
by Bela Johnson | May 10, 2016 | lifestyle, nature, philosophy, poetry, spirituality, Uncategorized
The most gentle of men sits perched on a rock, casting about for water generous enough to pull him out and spit him back on shore, delighted as a child. What does life require of us but this, that we discover contentment in the simple things, acts of grace which...
by Bela Johnson | May 4, 2016 | friends, healing, nature, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
You’ve got to get it out, I said, out where the poison can drain harmlessly onto thirsty ground, where the pain cannot solidify into suffering, send it back to its source purified, clarified, transformed; Asphyxiated, a soul cannot draw in-spiration, we must unknot...
by Bela Johnson | May 3, 2016 | Hawaii, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, personal, Uncategorized
I wish to remember, recall feelings first experienced when landing on Hawai’ian shores twenty-five years ago; warm damp breezes on pale skin, imminence of realities poking threadbare theories full of holes, prodding into shapes of settle down, learn to receive,...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 26, 2016 | happiness, musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
What if nature existed merely to be noticed; if our job in life was simply to recognize the fundamental glory of Creation, discover a place, either town or in forest, relax, enjoy, and flow with the current? What if time, itself was only a ruse to keep us anchored to...
