The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

  • If You’re Feeling Overwhelmed…

    Yesterday all was well. But today? Hell broke lose and today’s an all together different story. Suddenly, your work load, your kids, your bank account, your health all need your attention and they need it now! What seemed easy to put off yesterday, feels like an emergency today. How will you manage the seemingly unmanageable?…

  • This Post is Long Over Due: Georgia On My Mind

    I’ve been MIA a lot lately. But have been crazy excited to show you all the photos I took (about 2,000 of them just kidding) while we in Georgia. Never knew it was such a mecca for beautiful design and inspiration. It was like a waterfall in a desert, like dry  cracked dirt welcoming the…

  • Why It’s Great to Be Imperfect

    {flickr photo} “Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” ~ Harriet Braiker It could be hilarious that I’m the one to write this post. After all, I’ve been known to discard drawings and crumple up grade school art projects because it wasn’t good enough. But I also may be one of the…

  • Where the Answers Are

    I spent the long holiday weekend in Georgia where my husband and I had one adventure after another. We saw alligators, hiked through the sweltering heat, and biked in a downpour. But of everything we saw, witnessed, and adored, it was a single activity that brought me back to peace. And why Georgia’s still on…

  • You Have Permission to Just Be

    Like reptiles we shed our soft baby skins and soft, playful spirits when we leave childhood. We embrace a tougher skin and more brittle insides that we think come with adulthood. “We’re grown-ups now,” we say to ourselves. That means no more lounging around, letting our souls dream, and watching the day roll on by…

  • Creative Space: Spring Tulips

    I decided to change the name of my creative posts because 1) creativity doesn’t always come on a Friday 2) I love Oprah’s Breathing Space – a place where you can just be present and breathe. Don’t we all need more of that? I think true joy comes in noticing the small things. Take this,…

  • Where’s Your Courage?

    I used to think courage was being able to sit through a horror flick without hiding under a jacket, asking a guy out, or giving a speech. All of which I failed miserably at. As a child, my mom used to buy me books and toys with a theme: A dog that said, “I’m lonely.”…