by Bela Johnson | Oct 17, 2017 | happiness, human interest, musings, personal, poetry, Uncategorized
The waters of birth released me, dolphin-like, into a realm of wonder and delight, only to realize I was swimming with sharks; they, friendly enough when sated, aggressive and dangerous when needy and I swam for my life, filling lungs and stomach and for the sheer...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 11, 2017 | happiness, lifestyle, musings, philosophy, relationships, Uncategorized
Is it familiar, the aching sentiment when what seemed known becomes assumption and once again melts down, dilutes into watercolor illusion, deceiving like a dramatic heist of the pureness of Being; All feels just until it ceases to be, no more mistaking favor...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 26, 2016 | happiness, musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
What if nature existed merely to be noticed; if our job in life was simply to recognize the fundamental glory of Creation, discover a place, either town or in forest, relax, enjoy, and flow with the current? What if time, itself was only a ruse to keep us anchored to...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2015 | happiness, lifestyle, philosophy, psychology
Most of the things we carry did not come through a portal straight into our hands. Most of the things we carry were collected then forgotten like stones on a dusty shelf somewhere in the recesses of our home and mind. Still these burdens are there, churning around...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 14, 2015 | happiness, philosophy, psychology, spirituality, Uncategorized
Just because we are doesn’t mean we always must be. Who ever convinced me but myself, long yardstick held over my own head, measuring down, not measuring up, listening out instead of listening in. This is the time, there is no other. I sit in mindfulness, at long...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 11, 2015 | happiness, musings, personal, Uncategorized
I think most of us come into life this way. Open, free, arms and legs flailing, lungs gulping air and expelling futility. We have no idea of the world until we do. We find it safe or frightening, depending on luck, circumstance, and perhaps fate. I wonder about...
