by Bela Johnson | Jun 1, 2015 | inspiration, lifestyle, musings, philosophy, spirituality, Uncategorized
She is an archivist of the spirit, cataloguer borne of those bred to map and dangle from family trees, having loosed the mantle others gathered up gladly. The records she tends, mental file cards smelling of musty library drawers marked in alphabetical sequence,...
by Bela Johnson | May 26, 2015 | inspiration, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
Nobody seems to like him much, though after an attack of the heart some slack is granted; daughter tough as nails, though some pierce the veneer from time to tale. Life sometimes works out this way, leaving us defenseless and knowing it, ever ready to shadow box...
by Bela Johnson | May 23, 2015 | lifestyle, musings, philosophy, Uncategorized
He cannot bear it, dull thud of shoes dropping onto worn planks well traveled by time, those changing tides, affronted ears plugged with cotton balls to silence the din. Wondering wryly to himself now do old people feign deafness, or is the world too much with them...
by Bela Johnson | May 12, 2015 | community, lifestyle, musings, philosophy, Uncategorized
We live in a culture of individuality: what we aspire to, a filling ourselves up with ourselves. Ah, the miracle! We might well fear loneliness in quest for that unique seed we term Self. Still, something inside thrums, knows to its core we are not now, nor have we...
by Bela Johnson | May 4, 2015 | forgiveness, lifestyle, Uncategorized
Journal entry 2013 … Pondering strength: the lungs and the legs to kick out into deep water, swimming back and forth across the bay. What it would take to remain calm in the face of a shark sighting might require more strength than I could muster –...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 28, 2015 | inspiration, lifestyle, nature, peace, poetry, Uncategorized
Restriction is a mindset borne of concrete and steel and stasis. Seen and not heard. Sit still in school. Conditioned respect a static response. Still, wander out into the countryside, its very nature abundance. Just notice! Trees swaying wildly, birds warbling...
