The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Author: Brandi

  • Why Passion Is Important

    You’re doing okay. Well even. You got a roof over your head, a steady job, great friends and a loving partner. That’s enough reason to be happy. But what if you’re not? What if there’s a part of you that feels unfulfilled, empty, resentful, even angry? You have everything you need, but nothing you want….

  • Put to Bed the Fighter

    why it’s good to be a fighter… I was born a fighter. I think I must have came out of the womb with gloves on. Well except that I was delivered via C-section so maybe I wasn’t quite ready. I carried this mindset my entire life. It dictated my academics and shot me up from…

  • Keep Hope In Your Pocket

    I admit I spend too much time worrying about the things that don’t end up even happening in my life. I worry about wasting time, but much of it is spent obsessing over the illnesses I have and the opportunities I don’t have. Last night, however, I dreamed about possibility, hope and miracles. In it,…

  • Will You Live in Fear or Faith?

    Between moving to our first home and landing a new writing gig, I haven’t had spare time to write for fun, much less keep up this blog. [insert =( here.] But I know the value in doing it. It’s forced me to sit on the ground with my laptop, exhausted after 5 hours of moving…

  • Use Magic to Find Meaning In Your Life

    There is something magical about this moment. It’s the only one you’ll ever have. Whether you’re grieving over a loss, bored out of your mind, or simply enjoying the ordinariness of this moment, if you can take the time to appreciate how fleeting it all is, you’ll find meaning in your life. As I sit…

  • 5 Creative Ways to Banish a Bad Mood

    Some bad moods come and go like dark clouds on a wishy washy weather day. Other moods linger like negative friends, draining your sunshine. Since I’ve had a few of the latter ones lately, I thought I’d share with you a few tricks I’ve learned (and continue to learn) to shake off the doldrums. Whether…

  • The Power of Creativity

      I’ve been in the process of buying our first home so forgive me if this platform has been sparse lately. But don’t forgive me for neglecting creativity. Creativity is the undercurrent of this blog. It is the root of anything worth its beauty and within its process contains the very essence of life itself….