The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Author: Brandi

  • The Baggage On Your Journey

    Oprah says we all have a calling. And we should find that calling as soon as possible. Who wouldn’t want to find it? As best-selling author and spiritual teacher Carolyn Myss said in her newsletter recently: “…any human being who consciously ignites or accepts his or her soul’s path awakens their charism – their unique…

  • It Pays to Risk Big: Risky Behavior Not So Risky After All?

    There’s a misconception that risk is bad for you. It’s an old wive’s tale that says a good life is a quiet one. It’s why there are people who don’t travel, who stay unhappily in the same job/relationship for years, and why we never quite live up to our potential. The fear of feeling uncomfortable…

  • Halloween Fun on a Friday

    {photo source} It’s hard to believe, but Halloween is a mere weeks away. If you’re on a mission to find holiday ideas that are fast, easy and inexpensive, you’ll love this post! I’ve compiled a few tips I’ve discovered over the years that makes planning a Halloween party or just preparing to go to one,…

  • Why You Should Never Give Up

    We often hold back from our true potential out of fear. There is a small, but demanding voice that screeches at us and says, “No one cares about what you do. You’ll never be good enough. ” Like a mosquito, it buzzes in our ears, annoying even the most confident and successful amongst us. It’s…

  • What We Can All Learn from KONY 2012 Filmmaker Jason Russell

    I’m ashamed to say I didn’t hear about Kony 2012 until Oprah’s Next Chapter. Then I found out about filmmaker Jason Russell’s sharp rise to million YouTube viewers fame and steep drop to a nervous breakdown hell. I’m not going to go into the details here. For that, you can see clips from the original…

  • The Antidote for an Uninspired Life

    Life can feel so uninspiring. Ho hum to get the mail, yawn to do the dishes, bags-under-your-eyes boring to do the laundry. And yikes it happens all over again tomorrow. That’s one way you can live your life. As the little oval metallic coin sitting in my purse with a quote courtesy of Albert Einstein…

  • How to Get Through Life’s Growing Pains

    Who we are is always in the process of becoming. Although we might not know it, there is room to grow even in the fullest of blossoms. That’s because sometimes growth means a death, a letting go of who we were in order to become who we were meant to be. It’s not in easy…