by Bela Johnson | Jan 9, 2026 | authenticity, belonging, consciousness, Uncategorized
I was conditioned to hyper-attunement when young.To notice — for how could I not — the vagariesand inconsistencies of the humans around me.And so I sought answers — which now seems absurd,as if there ever were any. Instead of realizing — a thing learnedlater in life,...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 8, 2026 | belonging, compassion, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?View all responses Because thoughts become things.Intention is essential.— Laureli Ivanoff At seventy-two, my thoughts on living a very long lifeare necessarily differentthan they...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 7, 2026 | authenticity, sovereignty, Uncategorized
From the cradle to the grave,life presents itself in thresholds. They arrive without announcement.A pause in the air.A shift in the body.Something loosening, something tightening. I have learned to notice how they come—not as crises, not as summons,but as moments that...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 5, 2026 | consciousness, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptDo you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?View all responses Mindfulness is brilliant in its essence—always here, always now.But I would be lyingif I said I lived thereall the time. My mind keeps me alert, attentiveto...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 4, 2026 | acceptance, authenticity, compassion, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptWhat is the greatest gift someone could give you?View all responses The greatest gift possible arrives by no other meansthan my own inner honoring to get to the bottom,as much as I am able, of my own inner swamp,so that I might arrive, at long...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 2, 2026 | climate change, creativity, Uncategorized
Daily writing promptDo you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?View all responses This is a good prompt, for me. I do not play.I never grew up playing much—learned discipline and work instead. I have a psychology degree.I know play is considered...
