by Bela Johnson | Jun 12, 2012 | happiness, Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, personal, Uncategorized
I want a boat. My husband agrees, on alternate Saturdays. My youngest daughter thinks I’m crazy. It’s expensive, mom! There’s storage and maintenance! Not to mention the danger of the Alanuihaha – a channel not to be trifled with on the best of days. Yet I so...
by Bela Johnson | May 16, 2012 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, personal, Uncategorized
Before we knew anything about the Alanuihaha channel and after moving to the Big Island, we promptly struck out and bought ourselves a Triyak (3-seater ocean kayak). The thought was to go out and paddle on a regular basis, and so for our first sojourn slipped the boat...
by Bela Johnson | May 15, 2012 | animals, nature, personal, random thoughts, Uncategorized
I’ve never held a hummingbird in my hand. And it’s not like I haven’t wanted to. My heart swells to overflowing while imagining the feeling of a tiny bird body thrumming at a hundred miles an hour against fingers and palm. It would be rather like capturing a...
by Bela Johnson | May 8, 2012 | animals, nature, personal, Uncategorized
There you stood on the edge of your feather, expecting to fly … ~ Neil Young As I wait with great anticipation for the next grand phase of life to fully fledge, I am drawn inexplicably to large windows overlooking the vast Pacific. Almost as if pulled along by...
by Bela Johnson | May 2, 2012 | lifestyle, nature, personal, random thoughts, Uncategorized
There’s a sweet spot that exists every morning – when the light returns and dreams taper into images the eye can gather into focus. There is a right time to arise. I do not wake up to alarms, and even though I gifted my husband with a Zen clock that gently chimes at a...
by Bela Johnson | May 1, 2012 | happiness, healing, inspiration, nature, personal, Uncategorized
It’s already written that today will be one to remember … ~ Steve Winwood I had to cry today. In fact, I used to cry all the time. Honestly, it got to the point that I wondered if I would ever cease weeping....
