The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

  • 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…

  • On Writing, Self-Publishing and Surviving Parenthood: An Interview with New Hawaii Author Karen Gibson

    We all struggle through difficult things as parents. And it only gets harder. While most of us suffer quietly, hiding behind smiling faces and picture perfect posts, one woman worked through her personal struggles and documented her process in a new self-published book Mama’s Gotta Let Go. It’s been amazing and inspiring to see her use her experience to…

  • 3 Ways You Haven’t Tried to Find Your Purpose

    What are you supposed to do with the rest of your life? When quizzes haven’t work, these untraditional ways might.