by Bela Johnson | Mar 21, 2013 | competition, happiness, inspiration, musings, philosophy, Uncategorized
I never wanted to be smart. It hampered social interactions with the most desirable element. No cute boys were in my ‘brain classes,’ and friends I had since grammar school began drifting away, dividing like so many cells in a petri dish. (Never mind that these same...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 19, 2013 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, poetry, Uncategorized
Swelling waters crash over concrete jetties, sweeping docks clean of debris: cigarette butts, bottle tops, Friday night remainders. Still, in we jump – glad of the sea and movement away from whatever it is binding us to despair and blinding us to...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 14, 2013 | happiness, inspiration, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
It’s satisfying to discover menopause as an unexpected gift. No longer vexed or driven by floods of hormones, I’m far more able to settle into my body in a new way; to focus more acutely on what’s essential to my growth as a human being. There’s a time to...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 12, 2013 | happiness, healing, inspiration, personal, Uncategorized
It has been predicted: this is My Lucky Year. A once-in-a-lifetime return of the Water Snake, which blessed the annum of my birth. If I make it to 120 years of age, I’ll have another, but it’s not likely to happen. So of course I wait for money, good fortune,...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 6, 2013 | happiness, inspiration, philosophy, relationships, Uncategorized
It’s such a pleasure to witness friends who take advantage of a midlife shakeup and confront their fears in order to implement major lifestyle changes. I’m thinking of one acquaintance whom I have known for almost thirty years; one whose face appears lit from within...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 4, 2013 | lifestyle, nature, personal, poetry, random thoughts, Uncategorized
I cannot wear sequins. A closet full of skirts and dresses tried on over the years; wishful thinking. What I do, where I live does not lend itself to swoops of air between the legs; bluster and sparkle. No need for headlights. It feels like a...
