by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2012 | freedom, happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, philosophy, Uncategorized
It’s not impermanence per se, or even knowing we’re going to die, that is the cause of our suffering. Rather, it’s our resistance to the fundamental uncertainty of our situation. Our discomfort arises from all of our efforts to put ground under our feet, to realize...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 23, 2012 | lifestyle, nature, travel, Uncategorized, whitewater rafting
How is it that a visceral memory of thirty years ago sustains itself so vividly in both the body and mind? Such is my experience of whitewater rafting – a rolling, jaunting, thrilling escapade down some of the wildest water that still exists in North America,...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 19, 2012 | art, creativity, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
I’ve discovered the best synonym for light is magic. For years I would talk with artist friends who would exclaim, eyes flashing, “Oh, but the light!” This always confounded me. I couldn’t imagine what they were talking about. Light was light enough, and dark was too...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 10, 2012 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Ever since I’ve had a choice, I’ve lived in the wild. My body, tethered to a mind that wanders, needs constant affirmation of its place in the earthly scheme of things. Without this physical contact, my spirit years too much for that nameless home in the sea of pure...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 8, 2012 | animals, Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
We live down the street from a rooster farm – no, make that two rooster farms. We didn’t know about one of them, which only came into being a week after we settled into this place. It wasn’t a conscious decision to be or not to be in company with such an...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 10, 2012 | happiness, healing, inspiration, lifestyle, philosophy, Uncategorized
Years ago I read this book and wrote an article for a statewide paper about and around it. The following is a reworked and shortened version, which I thought to share with you while on a month’s vacation which has taken me away from a regular writing schedule. I...
