by Bela Johnson | Nov 28, 2017 | family, lifestyle, popular culture, Uncategorized
Hola! Greeting unfamiliar to those growing up in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains within a state claimed from Mexico; 1950’s meant minds were on other things besides obviating eminent domain; fallout facilities beneath pristine stucco dwellings, bomb...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 26, 2017 | home, lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
A sense of place … again and again we return to this puzzling concept. Wendell Berry, America’s best-known bioregionalist, says if you don’t know where you are, you don’t know who you are. Does our actual physical location determine our ability to...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 12, 2017 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Each day we inspire the damp breath of our earth mother, we give thanks for this precious existence; Living as we do in the lap of lovely Lemuria, we accept gratefully the comfort of her fleshy brown hands, voluminous lap; soaking up nurturance in her round soundness,...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 29, 2017 | country living, lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Between the bars stretch conifers as far as the eye can behold, awaiting the damp silence of morning, hollow bellow of a moose’s call or the twitter of chipmunks on a tireless errand to provide for frigid months ahead, always and perpetually in view; To raise one’s...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 3, 2017 | community, lifestyle, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
The best intentioned among us can become discouraged at the apparent hijacking of governments by corporations and special interests of the financially privileged. Yet if vigilant, one can witness changes being made at grass roots levels, mostly because people are...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 29, 2017 | healing, lifestyle, philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized
My daughter Amanda is a gifted healer who practices acupuncture. She is adept at herbal compounding as well and conducts consultations by phone. She has also begun to write articles that you might find of interest – so consider following this blogsite,...
