by Bela Johnson | Feb 16, 2023 | musings, perspective, philosophy, self awareness, truth, Uncategorized
The white hot truth is no truth at all,save the passionate conviction that a thingis real to one, and little can convincea person of its opposite, though mindsare opening all around me these days,lovely multicolored parachutes waftingdown out of the ethers like the...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 10, 2023 | animals, community, compassion, culture, lifestyle, Uncategorized
Supply and demand might be the lawof consumerism which has propped upa dubious economy for decades,but when it comes to believing it isthe only way through the veils of fearand lack hanging over too manythese days, perhaps we ought to consider; Maybe it is time to...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 8, 2023 | earthfirst, nature, perspective, Uncategorized, weather
Standing on the precipice of sweeping changeas man-made societal structures shift rapidly,the environment prodding and nudging us awake,sometimes gently and yet, knowing humans ignoretoo much, ramping up its game, rocking somewith earthquakes and volcanoes, dumping...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 25, 2023 | country living, lifestyle, nature, perspective, Uncategorized, wildlife
The fox in her den does not involve herselfin human games, world domination,current events certain humans considerimportant, no, her expert nose is not trainedon our inane ramblings, mental meanderings,baseless strivings, she is unconcernedwith naught but survival, an...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 12, 2023 | consciousness, family, growing up, human interest, perspective, Uncategorized
I could tell you a version of my lifethat would be intriguing, but would it betrue? In just under seven decades,memories are viewed througha prismatic lens of dazzling colorsor in black and white depending,and I think it has perhaps alwaysbeen thus; To retrieve fodder...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 28, 2022 | desert life, lifestyle, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
These high desert roads make no sense,twisting and turning and causing countlessfatalities here in the mountains and table landsof northern New Mexico; Old cow paths now make up the crazycriss-cross roads in Boston, while whatused to be wagon tracks and Kit...
