The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Author: Brandi

  • The Bad News Is You’re Discouraged. The Good News is You’re Discouraged!

    When I started blogging, I was in my late twenties. Things were different then. I was energetic and enviously ambitious, even naively so. But time changes things. Your priorities shift. Where relationship and career were my own two motivations in life, now a growing family, my health and owning a home seem to take center…

  • Where’s the Love On Valentine’s Day?

    Where’s the Love On Valentine’s Day?

    Valentine’s Day. It’s the day singles dread and couples forget about. The holiday that seems to do more for the economy than it does for our hearts. Yet, its impending date fills us with anxiety and fear. It’s the fear of being alone as much as the worry about getting the “right” gift. It’s the…

  • Guilt. What Is it Good For?

    Absolutely nothing. Okay maybe there are some benefits to guilt. If we didn’t have guilt for wrongdoings, we might be sociopaths, criminals or inhuman. Guilt’s function is to direct us to a higher path. Having said that, I do believe we sometimes allow the G-word to get away with too much. Guilt has no purpose…

  • Returning to the Freshness of Childhood

      Do you remember when you were a child? Everything was new and exciting. A trip to the pool was a deep sea adventure. Going to the mall was a journey into the unknown. Every moment held within it a jewel of wonder, a moment of unlimited possibility. And then you GrEw Up! On a…

  • People Who Inspire Me

    2013 has already started with a few unexpected surprises. One started with this little comment I wrote for O magazine. It was the second Q&A comment that got selected in the past few years only this time I was writing from Kailua instead of San Jose. And that’s not the only thing that was different….

  • Happy 2013!

    It’s my last post of the year. 2012 was a scary year with lots of unexpected surprises thrown in the mix. My husband and I finally made our move to Hawaii halfway through. I said goodbye to a lot of good friends. And I pushed myself full force into the writing world here. It hasn’t…

  • Catching Up to Christmas: More Wrapping Paper Ideas

    UpDaTe: One more gift came in. Scroll down to see how I used leftover craft paper and tissue to wrap the last gift. Well I finally caught up to all my Christmas tasks. I blame it on the Hawaii culture. Makes me slow and unmotivated. But seriously, I’ve been shamefully slacking. Thank goodness I stirred…