by Bela Johnson | Aug 15, 2017 | friendship, love, philosophy, Uncategorized
Whatever she was to you, it was all too brief anyway, touch-ins on social media, much love and all that piffle amounted to nothing more than impulse when you felt generous enough to trumpet your own exuberance; Love is round and full, not merely a word or sentiment to...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 8, 2017 | consciousness, philosophy, success, Uncategorized
Pomposity has its price. Many doubt this when, swelled in the afterglow of achievement, the dominoes fall, one by one; It doesn’t need to be this way, yet it almost always is, hubris topples the bravest among us. Still if we are listening, attentive, a small inner...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 29, 2017 | country living, lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Between the bars stretch conifers as far as the eye can behold, awaiting the damp silence of morning, hollow bellow of a moose’s call or the twitter of chipmunks on a tireless errand to provide for frigid months ahead, always and perpetually in view; To raise one’s...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 18, 2017 | family, musings, philosophy, self awareness, spirituality, Uncategorized
I grew up amidst plenty, Depression-era lack transformed into expensive Japanese silk paintings hung above a cut glass table, black lacquer chairs, raw silk seats reserved for holidays unfit for seven children, dreams of people I never really knew, though they...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 3, 2017 | community, lifestyle, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
The best intentioned among us can become discouraged at the apparent hijacking of governments by corporations and special interests of the financially privileged. Yet if vigilant, one can witness changes being made at grass roots levels, mostly because people are...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 29, 2017 | healing, lifestyle, philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized
My daughter Amanda is a gifted healer who practices acupuncture. She is adept at herbal compounding as well and conducts consultations by phone. She has also begun to write articles that you might find of interest – so consider following this blogsite,...
