by Bela Johnson | Jan 20, 2015 | nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Tread lightly, there are many underfoot. Just because they appear invisible does not invalidate their existence. Speak carefully, never knowing the power behind words, once spoken. Gulfs of projections and assumptions often exist between a speaker’s mouth and the...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 13, 2015 | lifestyle, musings, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
The world hinges on a moment, an hour when the concept of a calendar brought into fashion by Caesar, desiring convenience amidst conquering, becomes the standard on which we pin hopes, dreams, intentions. Pick a time in space like the biblical god of Abraham, and call...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 30, 2014 | lifestyle, musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
What is this sense of restlessness, a companion elbowing me on the bus to nowhere in particular; a dynamism like some archaic Discoverer’s gene poking its crusty head out between demands and an uncertain future? Is it a product of attaining a certain age,...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 16, 2014 | creativity, inspiration, lifestyle, philosophy, Uncategorized
I find myself in the middle of an eye, watching myself in its blank stare. The moment scatters. Motionless, I stay and go: I am a pause. ~ Octavio Paz I’m riding my bike into town, thinking of how the world looks through my own eyes. My view, my dream, my world. As if...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 5, 2014 | lifestyle, love, philosophy, Uncategorized
Another set of sterling observations from my daughter’s travels …
by Bela Johnson | Nov 18, 2014 | musings, personal, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
Can only be discovered in stillness. Stopping all motion to bathe in silence, I discover no words, save those emanating from my own unique perspective. I am but a constellation of experience as seen through the kaleidoscope of the mind, which I subsequently and...
