The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Author: Brandi

  • Do It Anyway

    I’ve been busy here. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know why I haven’t been blogging lately. But I wanted to stop by to tell you something I’ve learned about this new thing that I’ve been doing and why. Sometimes we do things because we’re called to do them. Sometimes we choose…

  • What a Lack of Experience & Confidence Can Teach Us

    Hey there. I’ve been writing a lot about feeling that itch inside, that calling that doesn’t quiet even when the lights go out. The fierce purpose that’s growing larger and refuses to be ignored as we fall into this new world-a kind of dystopia where we’re the main characters. Will we fight or watch other…

  • What We Can Do Now

    It’s a question I think we’re all being called upon. Many of us are using our skills and resources and dispersing them freely. Because we’re all in the same boat, compassion and empathy flow in rivers where it didn’t before. We’re being called to rise up, stand together, and pull forth the gifts we’ve been…

  • Defeating Fear

    I don’t know about you, but the last few weeks life has felt like fiction. The last week, I’ve been holed up in my home sick with some virus, which is not a great thing when there’s Corona spreading everywhere. But even in midst of a pandemic, and I don’t say this lightly, there are…

  • How to Turn Negative Experiences Into Opportunity

    Right now we’re all sitting in a vat of the unknown. Whether it’s tornadoes or the Coronavirus, we’re at a vulnerable time. The what-ifs are screaming louder than than the what could bes. I haven’t written for a week because I’ve been working on #PitMad. But truthfully I’ve been worried too. As someone who has…

  • 6 Things That Bring Joy

    Money Can’t Buy You Happiness, But Can It Buy You Joy? The Answer May Surprise You You can’t buy happiness. But joy? Can you spark joy with things as Marie Kondo says? I think so. Once in awhile you see glimpses of magic in those “I-can’t-believe-this-is-my-life” moments. Your book gets published. Your kid wins an…

  • What Are You Letting In?

    I have a bag, okay a few bags, near the front door. In it, I throw unwanted things. Broken toys, clothes that make me look frumpy, toddler PJ’s that no longer fit. I visit the donation center biweekly. It feels good to get rid of stuff and to think that maybe someone will be able…