by Bela Johnson | Jul 17, 2014 | inspiration, nature, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
The voices speak in silence, drowned not upon the wind; deep inside lurks a stillness, point of light in a dark crystalline sky. Are they drawn from imagination’s well, unconfused by chaotic din? Does it matter where wisdom is garnered like sheaves of grain in an...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 4, 2014 | inspiration, philosophy
Today the USA honors Independence Day, a holiday celebrated with food and fireworks and thoughts of those who died to grant us the freedoms we now enjoy as a nation. I’m always conflicted when it comes to this holiday, however, as it’s far too easy to...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 24, 2014 | lifestyle, musings, philosophy, poetry, relationships, Uncategorized
What kind of honesty obfuscates anger where allies become enemies in a heartbeat, decimating one another with a smile? How to winnow facts from confusion, being truthful as well as kind, increasing both wisdom and discernment? Best to model intention and...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 3, 2014 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, musings, philosophy, Uncategorized
At times I reflect on the busy of mind, while I’m out drawing circles, they’re marching in line. This marching in line seems so orderly, sane yet it only appeals to the logical brain. Drawing lines on the paper or lines at the mall does not nourish a garden or sense...
by Bela Johnson | May 27, 2014 | inspiration, love, musings, philosophy, Uncategorized
did not turn into a prince. I live to tell the tale. Still I observed its mottled emerald skin, felt the skeleton, a perfect physical vulnerability. I kept my hands wet, lest I should do it harm as I learned from fishing, the catch and release. I did not seek to...
by Bela Johnson | May 6, 2014 | inspiration, nature, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized, whitewater rafting
Life might best be conducted as a downstream flow; a remembered lesson from when, at twenty-something, I ran the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Fire and ice, blood and water, Dig In! Dig In! they told me; no matter if my paddle sunk into a black hole comprised of...
