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 10, 2012 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
When I was young I learned to pray in church. There was a specific protocol for prayer: gratitude always came first. Then I was free to do the asking. As a child in a home fraught with strife, praying for God to release me into a life I could claim as my own...
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....
by Bela Johnson | Apr 26, 2012 | community, compassion, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly. ~ Henry David Thoreau My remaining brother’s life ended yesterday. This makes three...
