The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

  • Revolutionary Resolutions 2012

    I’ve been making resolutions since I was a teenager. Looking back I wrote things like: 1. lose 10 pounds 2. stop drinking soda 3. write a book 4. travel to Europe I managed to somehow tackle items number 2 and 4. And surprisingly eliminating soda was a lot harder than finding my way to Europe….

  • The Top Posts for 2011

    We’re sliding into 2012. But before we go, I thought I’d countdown the end of the year with a countdown of my top 10 inspiring posts. Great for the new The Inspiring Bee reader and for those who’ve stuck around when my blog was just a free little thing called 2inspired. Since then I’ve made…

  • Holiday Creative Friday: DIY Calendar

    Happy Early Merry Christmas! I’m keeping it light today since the holidays festivities are in full swing with a short post on my latest holiday project. Every year, I order mini calendars from Snow & Graham. And over the years, I’ve hung them in my home office: And when the year passed, I used them…

  • Letting Go of the Happy Ending

    There’s a deep inherent desire in all of us to believe that every aspect of our lives should come with a perfect, happy ending. Maybe it’s been drilled in us from watching too many romantic movies and reading too many fairy tale happy endings. Although it gives me a twinkling satisfied feeling when I leave…

  • Holiday Creative Friday: DIY Christmas Trees

    I vowed to be as present as possible this holiday. Mostly because ever since I was a child, Christmas would fly by so quick that I never quite enjoyed it. I would be excited about Christmas Eve and look forward to Christmas day and then anticipated the moment when I would open every one of…

  • What Made Me Drop to My Knees

    When I was in Arizona, I wanted to fall to my knees. And it wasn’t the canyons (Grand + Antelope) that did it for me. Nor was it the red rocks that made me feel a profound sense of peace and well-being. Surprising since there were more than enough reasons to be in awe. I’m…

  • The Missing Piece

    I’ve blogged about finding your calling here and here. But it seems as though I missed the boat when it comes to helping you find your dreams. After you’ve discovered what you want. And you’ve thought about it. Wrote about it. Did what Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert does every day and write what…