by Bela Johnson | Feb 26, 2013 | animals, lifestyle, philosophy, science, Uncategorized
I wish more of us sought to understand what we fear, instead of seeking to eliminate the causes of our distress. I’ve lived long enough to know that if we remove our triggers, new ones will invariably appear. It’s like those little pop-up figures in a shooting...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 5, 2013 | personal, philosophy, science, spirituality, technology, Uncategorized
Years ago I read something that caused me to wonder if all of Creation – humans included – is God evolving Itself (as opposed to the puppet master God, pulling the strings in that great theatre in the sky). There may always be much we do not or cannot...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 15, 2013 | personal, philosophy, random thoughts, science, Uncategorized, writing
As a writer, it seems I’ve come to this strange juncture of late, where words are beside the point. It’s not writers’ block, because I could always write about anything under the sun. It’s more like a space in time where I find I’m fatigued by the effort of using...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 12, 2012 | nature, philosophy, science, spirituality, Uncategorized
I used to believe in portals, back in my New Age days. But I was getting too far ‘out there,’ needing instead to be more present to everyday life here on this fabulous earth. It was crucial that I began trusting my body as an instrument that could inform me in this...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 5, 2012 | lifestyle, nature, personal, philosophy, science, Uncategorized
Ever since I was little, I’ve been exploring the underside of things. As a small child, I’d toddle down behind our house in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains, wading into the stream bisecting a grove of eucalyptus before, that is, it was turned...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 1, 2012 | philosophy, psychology, science, Uncategorized
The morning begins, as many do these days, in chaos. When I feel this scattered, I jump on my bike and ride ten miles or so. This helps me get into my body, into a rhythm, slowing my mind and allowing scattered thoughts to settle into cohesiveness. Lately...
