Author: Brandi
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Top Posts in 2020
It was a weird year. No matter how much people say, including myself, that this was the year they finished their book or baked bread or spent quality time with their children. It still was weird. And hard. And abnormal. I think we’re all grateful to flush 2020 down the drain. To give a worthy…
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How to Soothe Your Creative Soul and Feel Inspired in a Truly Uninspiring Year
I don’t vlog much but what I had to say was difficult to put into words. This is all about what we’ve endured this year and how to stay positive and inspired, in a legitimately uninspiring year. It’s just under 6 minutes, but I wanted to send you a message before the end of 2020…
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20 Questions That Inspire Change
It’s the end of November, the beginning of the ending of another year. While you’re getting up from a fog of Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals, I hope you’ll join me to start reflecting on what you want in 2021. These questions will help you begin the process of positive change. What am I…
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How to Make Plans In a Year of Unknowns
If this year taught us anything, it’s that anything can happen. But if really outlandish, unbelievably evil can wreak havoc on the world, then the opposite must also be true. At any point, while it feels like the world is about to implode, there inside nestled under our anxiety is pure hope. But we can…
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A Fun Little Halloween Poem That Beckons You to Read It Again and Again
I wrote this poem years ago and never published it. It’s just a short fun read for the upcoming holiday this week that puts a spin on monsters. As someone who is actively working on children’s fiction and has a MFT graduate, I wrote this to help understand bullies, and even our children when they’re…
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When Everything Falls Apart
There are many terms that encompass this poop hits the fan moment. Even as writers, we intentionally create these challenges in a template otherwise known as the hero’s journey. But within our lifetime, there has never been a time when we’re globally experiencing grief, loss, fear and instability. During moments of intense uncertainty, we fall…
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How to Make Use of This Pandemic Time
I must have been 7 or 8 growing up on Oahu when I first heard of it. The teacher told us about laundry detergent and how it ended up in rivers and streams soiling our water, killing our fish. A big topic for little kids and one that’s never left me. I grew up in the…