by Bela Johnson | Jan 16, 2026 | equality, human interest, Uncategorized
We humans hold tightly to beliefs,as if they were vital organs.Perhaps they are. We need to feel safein an increasingly unsafe world. Fair enough. Fundamentalist religions understand this well—how firm boundaries,declared holy,can feel like shelter. How obediencecan...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 22, 2025 | authenticity, human interest, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptAre you a good judge of character?View all responses Again and again, I read these prompts and shake my head:Are you a good judge of character? I’m not entirely sure what that means to most people.It seems to assume that we meet anotherand almost...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 12, 2024 | compassion, friendship, healing, human interest, nature, perspective
We may or may not ever meet again,but this precious moment is alive, here and now,and each encounter is precious, whether we like itor not, whether we have predicted or scheduledthe meeting, so here we are, players shuffledon the board or in the hand like playing...
by Bela Johnson | May 12, 2024 | awakening, forgiveness, human interest, inspiration, Uncategorized
Dull and sleeping until the next eventis the general state of humanity, how forgetfulwe all can be, the heaviness of conditioning,the arc of forgetfulness leading us to believethis to be all, the summation of eons of time,muted down into a sliver of thin bright souls;...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 25, 2024 | awakening, healing, human interest, lifestyle, perspective, Uncategorized
Sometimes I reflect on my life and it’s hard to believeit really was me; those years of confusion, trial by fire,choices made; as grit in an oyster, collecting experienceslike pearls forming, oh so slowly, though I knew notwhat they would reveal, nor had the...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 28, 2023 | awakening, freedom, growing up, human interest, lifestyle, Uncategorized
We know the slate is wiped clean at birth,but I doubt any of us knows just how thoroughthe purge, and it has taken most of my lifetimeto discover who, exactly, my authentic selfmight be, I cannot blame earnest teachers,controlling parents, there is no one but myselfto...
