by Bela Johnson | Jan 20, 2015 | nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Tread lightly, there are many underfoot. Just because they appear invisible does not invalidate their existence. Speak carefully, never knowing the power behind words, once spoken. Gulfs of projections and assumptions often exist between a speaker’s mouth and the...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 30, 2014 | lifestyle, musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
What is this sense of restlessness, a companion elbowing me on the bus to nowhere in particular; a dynamism like some archaic Discoverer’s gene poking its crusty head out between demands and an uncertain future? Is it a product of attaining a certain age,...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 23, 2014 | family, nature, poetry, self awareness, Uncategorized
The past cannot be changed and so be it. Memories are tricky, colored through the lens of a woman decades removed from the frightened confused child that once inhabited her flesh. Reflection proves hindrance to repeating history indelibly seared into grooves of a...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 4, 2014 | inspiration, lifestyle, musings, nature, Uncategorized
Pondering my daughter’s latest post about her service in Nepal as an acupuncture physician, I am suddenly struck by our shared proclivity to leave comfort of the familiar and strike out, only to become a guest in someone else’s home, community, country. A young woman...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 22, 2014 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, poetry
The flock descends, the tides draw out; and day is done. Streaks of salmon and lavender skitter across indigo skies, as the moon waxes bright and full. This is how we are drawn from sleep, believing bodies need relieving, When instead it’s our spirits crying out for...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 21, 2014 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, poetry, random thoughts, Uncategorized
Suddenly vibrancy flashes a face, ducking low and into a forest of ferns so high they dwarf humans. Anciently inspiring ecosystem grants us life through our very pores and we don’t even know it; do not think in terms of consequences as men on machines clear to...
