by Bela Johnson | Oct 17, 2022 | forgiveness, growing up, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
Are we really meant to impose shame,humiliation, mortification upon ourselvesand others in this life? Is this really thehigher road our spirits wish us to take;in other words, is this the desire in the mindof the creator of stars, of galaxies,of worlds too vast for...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 15, 2022 | community, healing, inspiration, perspective, spirituality, Uncategorized
I realize what it is, this gift I am given, it is enough, the wisdom of the word, when for others it is the peace of prayer; where to sit in meditation with this restless energy seems futile, not indigenous to the personality, and so I walk, cycle,...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 29, 2022 | musings, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
I woke up this morning and Got It,I mean, kinesthetically in-my-bonesto-my-soul Got It. All was perfect,the heaviness the damp brought aboutwas gone, and in its place, an incrediblelightness of being; Of course the mind stepped into save the day, or so it thought,to...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 18, 2022 | desert life, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
I get that fear is genuine. We have just emerged from two years of it gripping not just people, but countries and the global community as we reacted to news of a pandemic. It became a real test of character and an opportunity to reflect on how we receive information....
by Bela Johnson | Jul 15, 2022 | gardening, lifestyle, musings, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
From the dark ocean to the lighter skiesof New Mexico, Mother Earth remainsmy focus, my love, my joy; It took awhile to learn different soils,rich loam to clay and sand, mysteriousdeep sea waters to high altitude desert,cradled by Ponderosa and piñon forests,and yes,...
by Bela Johnson | May 30, 2022 | nature, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
There is a pause, before the rosy light of eveningblinks her last, as fragile hummingbirds ceasetheir whirling dance around feedersand the incessant cackle of jays, the waterfalltrilling of blackbirds, retreat to the deep armsof the forest as night creatures...
