by Bela Johnson | Jan 17, 2013 | community, lifestyle, philosophy, spirituality, Uncategorized
None of us is any more special than another. No matter what we think of ourselves. We’d all do well to remember this, right down to our bones. Death is the great leveler, as is physical nakedness. If we all kept death in our sights while thoroughly embracing...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 30, 2012 | community, creativity, inspiration, personal, Uncategorized, writing
Writing is often a solitary pursuit. Thus it is with strange irony that, in order to make a living, writers submit our innermost ponderings to public scrutiny. It might seem to compromise something within, but upon deeper reflection, we may discover this necessarily...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 28, 2012 | community, healing, inspiration, Uncategorized
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. ~ John Lennon What is it to be a woman? The soft curve of tender lips pressed to the fragrant cheek of a child; the hard bend of iron will that rises up to defend her in the absence of Father. I cannot...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 14, 2012 | community, lifestyle, personal, Uncategorized
Today is one of those days I get to learn, once again, it’s not about me. Not even remotely. I have lived too long to believe days like this to be fraught with coincidence; rather it seems they are best spent close to home. Unfortunately, it’s hard to know this until...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 3, 2012 | community, lifestyle, peace, philosophy, politics, Uncategorized
Tomorrow our nation will celebrate its roots and we ourselves will go in search of a fireworks display. Some of my fondest memories are of lying supine on velvety summer grass, gasping at vibrant hues exploding over my head. Hearing someone’s toddler gasping,...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 20, 2012 | community, compassion, nature, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
The wound is the place where the light enters you. ~ Rumi I believe it was yogi John McAfee who offered that at some point in our lives, we have all wanted a person to be an illusion. Mea culpa. I grew up holding fairy tales in one hand and the threat of nuclear...
