by Bela Johnson | Dec 26, 2012 | friends, lifestyle, love, poetry, Uncategorized
Bitter the leafand love,its flower.
by Bela Johnson | Jun 28, 2012 | friends, healing, love, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
In this throwaway world, I’ve spent a good many years of early life trying relationships on like costumes. If the fit wasn’t right, I was disinclined to pursue its trajectory into and through troubled waters. Too afraid of how I would react to conflict, it was less...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 14, 2012 | animals, friends, nature, Uncategorized, writing
I have been blessed to have several caring souls nominate me for various awards or keep me on their Blogrolls over the past year I’ve been part of this fabulous WordPress community. Have a Dream. morristownmemos. Partial View. All Write. So Far From Heaven. Vikram...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 11, 2012 | friends, inspiration, poetry, Uncategorized, writing
Some writers suffer from a dearth of ideas. I on the other hand struggle with too much information. Ideas flash into my head from every imaginable angle and source, and it’s the harnessing of these wild impulses, the clarification of their messages, that I am obliged...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 10, 2012 | friends, psychology, Uncategorized
A 53 year-old friend was recently struck down. Out swimming 300 yards offshore in the crystal blue ocean, he was hit suddenly, unexpectedly by a harbor-bound boat. The craft’s occupants plucked him from the deep where he had sustained multiple lacerations from...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 7, 2011 | compassion, friends, philosophy, psychology
I am a lover of history when it comes to people, a determined sustainer of relationships. I look forward to nurturing and maintaining these dear connections. I love the lines in your face, the liquid sparkle in your eyes when you smile. I love that you do not shift...
