by Bela Johnson | May 23, 2017 | lifestyle, musings, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
But I don’t want to go among mad people, said Alice. Oh, you can’t help that, said the cat. We’re all mad here. ~ Lewis Carroll There are days and there are days. Today is one in which I awaken with the insight that all of us are mad. All. Some seem to revel in it;...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 25, 2017 | lifestyle, musings, Uncategorized
We hardly ever call a blouse a blouse in these days of tops and tees and such. Yet in Mrs. Helsel’s 1967 eighth grade homemaking class (to which only girls were admitted – boys were relegated to ‘shop), we were required to sew an A-line skirt and a blouse. With...
by Bela Johnson | Apr 11, 2017 | happiness, lifestyle, musings, philosophy, relationships, Uncategorized
Is it familiar, the aching sentiment when what seemed known becomes assumption and once again melts down, dilutes into watercolor illusion, deceiving like a dramatic heist of the pureness of Being; All feels just until it ceases to be, no more mistaking favor...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 14, 2017 | healing, musings, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
I’ve never understood where the salve to heal the trauma of living as a mortal human exists, save in my own heart; I cannot impel you to live by my own standards yet notice eyes brimming with perpetual misery, reflect back on my own need for it, the drive to feel...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 1, 2017 | lifestyle, musings, nature, personal, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
We all have our demons. For some, it’s thoughts that cycle endlessly. Others are awash in images moving rapidly across the inner vision like a series of frames. Like gazing directly into the morning sun and seeing orbs burned into whatever else one is looking at...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 7, 2017 | lifestyle, musings, nature, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
Do you ever wish things were other than they are? I sometimes indulge in fantastical ruminating more than I’d like, and should know better. Some days are so fraught with challenges, I must force myself to look outside and acknowledge that the day is simply a day; a...
