by Bela Johnson | Oct 30, 2025 | communication, mindfulness, reflection, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat’s something you believe everyone should know.View all responses What everyone should know is not a list of facts,but a way of being with the unknown;that questions are not enemies of truth,they are invitations. That thinking is not the...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 9, 2025 | consciousness, gardening, healing, mindfulness, musings, nature
She finds herself buried in thoughts most days,too many, she thinks, for optimal health; but there arecountless directions, too much information, misinformation,potential consequences, future outcomes over whichshe has little control, so why not simply let it all...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 28, 2022 | inspiration, mindfulness, musings, nature, Uncategorized
Nothing is ever a mistake, not evenwhat we toss into the maw of a waitingdonation bin, our acquisitionsand castoffs equally important to usin their time; And aren’t we a part of nature, brightflowers blooming their prolific heads offout there in the garden, then...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 28, 2021 | COVID-19, mindfulness, musings, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
Things will never be what they once were, yet haven’t these pandemic times been a needed shakedown of colossal proportions? A viral reminder that sameness, routine, even the time of a ticking clock are all human constructs, illusions we have gathered around us,...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 5, 2021 | community, lifestyle, mindfulness, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
The snow pulls free from the pines, islands of bare ground begin surfacing, a young fox appears at the bird feeder, huge flocks of wild turkeys gather in the field below, males fanning tails out, ever aware, movement, sound causing them to rise into crisp blue air,...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 20, 2019 | mindfulness, nature, philosophy, self awareness, spirituality, Uncategorized
The sea rolls out and cannot pause long before once again seeking the safety of the shoreline; children leave home until they sprout sturdy wings of their own, only to one day return older, perhaps wiser, with appreciation of rootstock and richness of the nurturing...
