The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Author: Brandi

  • 7 Unlikely Things to Be Grateful For

    Most people would list their health, their relationship, the fact that they have a job as reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day. {All worthy reasons to be grateful btw.} But there are a handful of other things that often get neglected when turkey season comes around. This post is dedicated to them. So here’s…

  • How to Get What You Want In Life

    I’ve always been interested in the Law of Attraction since I saw it on Oprah. Who wouldn’t want to get what they want by thinking about it? But to be honest I never really understood how it worked. Until now. I have author and teacher Aan D. Frazier to thank. In this guest post, she breaks…

  • Inspirational Quote: Friday November 9, 2012

  • Gratitude for the Naysayers

    I never in a million years thought I’d write this. Because I’ve spent most of my time warding off the side effects of a killjoy, I didn’t have any energy to see their purpose in my life. Until now. Recently, I was speaking to a particularly potent party pooper (say that 5 times!) and this…

  • Is Passion a Dirty Word?

    If it is now, it never used to be. I think passion was a buzzword until it burnout from overuse. Nowadays some cringe when they hear it. They believe passion prevents us from getting things done. It can be stifling. If we’re not living up to our passion, maybe our lives are useless. And do…

  • In Celebration of Fall

    I wrote this poem in 2007, but wanted to bring it to life. Read it and interpret it as you will. But to me, it represents the fleetingness of nature and also the ephemeralness of life. As a writer, it also symbolizes our desire to create something lasting that will remain even as we sigh…

  • The Things That Scare You Most

    It’s Halloween guys. Whether you’re choosing to celebrate the season in costume, passing out candy, or being an old fuddy-duddy like me and doing nothing, it’s hard not to be cognizant of theme of the holiday. F-E-A-R! It’s my nemesis and my bestfriend. It alerts me to baggage I need to work on, lessons I…