by Bela Johnson | Dec 11, 2012 | love, random thoughts, Uncategorized, words, writing
I love the English language. Every once in awhile, a word will spill out of my mouth that I haven’t used or even thought of in a very long time. I then feel compelled to play with it. I know in writing groups, for example, there are ‘prompts’...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 1, 2012 | inspiration, personal, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
A lot can happen in twenty years. When I was fifteen and not even dreaming about computers and iPhones, my most vivid memory was an awkwardness in every step and feeling fat in a sea of Twiggies. My greatest concern was not in fully grasping chemistry’s periodic...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 24, 2012 | inspiration, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
It’s easy to whine about annoyances – those circumstances or people that burden the mind with nagging urgency. Harder to cultivate reception when there’s so much confusion, coercion and outright deception filtering down from high places these days. Politicians...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 4, 2012 | healing, inspiration, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
There are people who act out their lives. Perhaps you know one of them. And if you observe as the years progress, you might notice that they become further and further detached from who they once were, who they are; who they might, in fact, truly be. I wonder what...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 25, 2012 | healing, inspiration, philosophy, random thoughts, spirituality, Uncategorized
How many times have we slammed into walls in life, only to either slide back down them bruised but alive, or peeled off like some bad wallpaper with a cheap replacement slapped back over it in haste, while we continue more or less as before? There have been pivotal...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 17, 2012 | Hawaii, lifestyle, personal, random thoughts, Uncategorized, writing
I always said I could write about anything. Give me a picture, subject, predicate. Poetry or prose, grant me a sunny day and I’ll witness miracles all around that flow effortlessly from my pen. Writing is what I have always done and will always do, regardless...
