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 8, 2026 | belonging, compassion, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?View all responses Because thoughts become things.Intention is essential.— Laureli Ivanoff At seventy-two, my thoughts on living a very long lifeare necessarily differentthan they...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 3, 2025 | acceptance, authenticity, belonging, healing, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat is one thing you would change about yourself?View all responses The truth is, there is nothing I would change about myself.Not because I am flawless — far from it —but because every so-called flaw has beenthe very thing that carved me into who...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 28, 2025 | authenticity, belonging, grief, nature, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why?View all responses Living is hard.Loving is harder.And when you’ve poured your whole heartinto people who could not hold it,the reflex is to shrink, to shutter,to swear you’ll...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 24, 2025 | belonging, creativity, motherhood, Uncategorized, writing
“Peace does not mean to be in a placewhere there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.It means to be in the midst of those thingsand still be calm in your heart.”— Anonymous Wisdom, it turns out,can live on a refrigerator magnet.I needed these words —after a month...
