by Bela Johnson | Dec 1, 2015 | nature, philosophy, self awareness, Uncategorized
Closing the door or chapter: the irony! What is yearned for quickly rejected out of hand, a cicada fighting to hold onto popping skin, the unexpected folded twenty stuck absentmindedly into deep wool of winter pockets, only to reveal itself a miracle upon rediscovery...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2015 | happiness, lifestyle, philosophy, psychology
Most of the things we carry did not come through a portal straight into our hands. Most of the things we carry were collected then forgotten like stones on a dusty shelf somewhere in the recesses of our home and mind. Still these burdens are there, churning around...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 27, 2015 | personal, philosophy, spirituality, Uncategorized
What I want in this moment is my future fulfilled. What I need is entirely other, is the stillness within, itself this moment, always pregnant, seldom delivered to specifications, but timely and right in its essence. ...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 20, 2015 | nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
What do I expect as death approaches the air’s edge, colors once borne by maple and oak now displayed garishly on store manikins, tight muscles and thoughts that curl back on themselves; Hunger for inspiration, the drawing in of breath begging to be...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 13, 2015 | healing, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
Anger, like a burning bush, Holds prophecy. Yet in order to hear it, The volatile mind must be stilled.
by Bela Johnson | Oct 6, 2015 | musings, nature, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
Unspeakable beauty, the snow lies in drifts; soft blanket cushioning fragile life humming just beneath the surface. Quiet contrast: brilliant blue sky, tree limbs cradling old nests and the occasional flock of chickadees scolding empty feeders which must look like the...
