by Bela Johnson | Jan 9, 2026 | authenticity, belonging, consciousness, Uncategorized
I was conditioned to hyper-attunement when young.To notice — for how could I not — the vagariesand inconsistencies of the humans around me.And so I sought answers — which now seems absurd,as if there ever were any. Instead of realizing — a thing learnedlater in life,...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 7, 2026 | authenticity, sovereignty, Uncategorized
From the cradle to the grave,life presents itself in thresholds. They arrive without announcement.A pause in the air.A shift in the body.Something loosening, something tightening. I have learned to notice how they come—not as crises, not as summons,but as moments that...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 4, 2026 | acceptance, authenticity, compassion, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat is the greatest gift someone could give you?View all responses The greatest gift possible arrives by no other meansthan my own inner honoring to get to the bottom,as much as I am able, of my own inner swamp,so that I might arrive, at long...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 31, 2025 | authenticity, collective history, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat makes you feel nostalgic?View all responses I am not one who looks back, longingfor what was, or what might have been—that way of seeing sets me upfor self-criticism,which dims my spiritrather than lifting it. Nor am I inclinedto prop myself...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 30, 2025 | authenticity, healing, nature, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat relationships have a positive impact on you?View all responses What puts a smile on my face,causes my heart to leap,are encounters with the wild. Whether face to face with a mountain lionor pressing my nose to a tuberose flower,a warmth...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 22, 2025 | authenticity, human interest, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptAre you a good judge of character?View all responses Again and again, I read these prompts and shake my head:Are you a good judge of character? I’m not entirely sure what that means to most people.It seems to assume that we meet anotherand almost...
