by Bela Johnson | Jan 22, 2026 | nature, outdoor life, Uncategorized
In winter, we burned what had to be burned.Snow made a bowl of the world,held the edges,kept the woods from incinerating intention. Chris tended the small things—kindling, air, patience.I stood nearby, full of heat,ready to give the firewhat it was born to take.I...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 30, 2025 | authenticity, healing, nature, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat relationships have a positive impact on you?View all responses What puts a smile on my face,causes my heart to leap,are encounters with the wild. Whether face to face with a mountain lionor pressing my nose to a tuberose flower,a warmth...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 29, 2025 | Hawaii, nature, Observations, Uncategorized
When we bought this house,the attic was full of ratsand mynah bird nests,one in every corner.Chris calls them Hawaiian crows—there are similarities:clever, persistent,strong-willed. A year later, despite sealingevery possible entrance—each hole that once invited...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 17, 2025 | nature, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptIs your life today what you pictured a year ago?View all responses After rushing about this morning—muffins for breakfast,water for the Christmas tree,matcha made—I sit.And breathe.And notice. A year ago, I could not have imaginedthe utter calm now...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 5, 2025 | mystery, nature, power animal, thressholds, Uncategorized
I leap—not forward,but backinto the oldest knowing. My hands become paws,my breath sharpens,my spine rememberswhat it is to movewithout apology. The jaguar lands inside me,and I inside it—its body a mapof quiet thunder,its eyes two lanternslit by an...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 28, 2025 | authenticity, belonging, grief, nature, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why?View all responses Living is hard.Loving is harder.And when you’ve poured your whole heartinto people who could not hold it,the reflex is to shrink, to shutter,to swear you’ll...
