by Bela Johnson | Apr 6, 2012 | animals, happiness, nature, personal, Uncategorized
I was young and naïve. And just felt so bad for her, confined to that small house and yard in the city. I thought of my own persistent yearning for open spaces and prolonged physical activity. Fresh air and sunshine. Deep breathing. Denied these essentials and my...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 3, 2012 | community, happiness, healing, inspiration, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
If you lose your money – great God, don’t you lose your mind … Today I hear Eric Clapton’s voice echoing through my mind in a brand-new way. Since I have decided to be happy – all joking aside – the pall of the ‘08 crisis begins lifting from my innermost...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 27, 2012 | happiness, healing, personal, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
It’s almost unbelievable, the degree to which I become my own undoer. Life has brought me more magic than many, yet these days all seems static as a windless day. Perhaps it is the times we are living in or maybe it’s my own personal evolution. Either way,...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 22, 2012 | compassion, happiness, healing, inspiration, philosophy, Uncategorized
I have got to wrap my mind around this thing called happiness. The Tibetans say that every human being wants first to be happy. I find this oddly strange. For doesn’t that desire arise simply in comparison to the option of suffering? It’s not that I don’t feel...
