by Bela Johnson | Mar 8, 2022 | community, growing up, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
I always had dirt between my toes, beginning when I was old enough to toddle, and my parents did not care, having come out west from Chicago, land of the freezing, and I do not remember any scolding for it, surely I would if it existed, walked on blistering...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 28, 2022 | community, inspiration, peace, perspective, Uncategorized
Fill a vessel with clean water,and imagine a world where allmay do the same; imaginingsuch a world is not difficult,we only have to carve outa small space into whichwe insert our intentions;these are not meaningless,in fact, they are essential,if we are to ever...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 5, 2021 | community, lifestyle, mindfulness, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
The snow pulls free from the pines, islands of bare ground begin surfacing, a young fox appears at the bird feeder, huge flocks of wild turkeys gather in the field below, males fanning tails out, ever aware, movement, sound causing them to rise into crisp blue air,...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 22, 2021 | community, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized, wildlife
Driving to the post office two miles down the road, a camouflaged coyote sits, watching traffic go by, head swiveling to and fro, ears perking up when I spot her, and we think we speak different languages; Yesterday as I approached our mountain home, a female elk...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 5, 2020 | community, consciousness, nature, peace, philosophy, Uncategorized
I write, and I start; write and I stop; what can be said in these times? Only that what many consider real out there is simply not my reality. Yet how to explain this so that people don’t feel as though I am being careless or crass? The fact is, I care so much...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 3, 2017 | community, lifestyle, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
The best intentioned among us can become discouraged at the apparent hijacking of governments by corporations and special interests of the financially privileged. Yet if vigilant, one can witness changes being made at grass roots levels, mostly because people are...
