by Bela Johnson | Jan 16, 2014 | happiness, lifestyle, philosophy, poetry, relationships, Uncategorized
What was important then empties into bleakness as we relax now, savoring moments inside skin; dropping defenses if we are lucky, losing the act if we are smart so that others may access our heart. What is it about the young, pushing against, away – only...
by Bela Johnson | May 28, 2013 | family, happiness, personal, relationships, Uncategorized
I’m afraid of going home. Clad in layers of Sherpa wear purchased at an outdoor store to keep me warm and waterproof in Portland, I feel out of place boarding a plane bound for the Hawaiian Islands. While I’m homeward bound, excited visitors gather in flip-flops,...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 4, 2013 | compassion, happiness, inspiration, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
How long can one exist on just a story? I think some people live out the entirety of their days in the thrall of fabrication. And many don’t realize it until it is too late. I remember My Story. It began in the distant past, and I coughed it up and out like a...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 21, 2013 | competition, happiness, inspiration, musings, philosophy, Uncategorized
I never wanted to be smart. It hampered social interactions with the most desirable element. No cute boys were in my ‘brain classes,’ and friends I had since grammar school began drifting away, dividing like so many cells in a petri dish. (Never mind that these same...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 19, 2013 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, poetry, Uncategorized
Swelling waters crash over concrete jetties, sweeping docks clean of debris: cigarette butts, bottle tops, Friday night remainders. Still, in we jump – glad of the sea and movement away from whatever it is binding us to despair and blinding us to...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 14, 2013 | happiness, inspiration, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
It’s satisfying to discover menopause as an unexpected gift. No longer vexed or driven by floods of hormones, I’m far more able to settle into my body in a new way; to focus more acutely on what’s essential to my growth as a human being. There’s a time to...
