The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

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  • A Wrinkle for Your Thoughts

    Tweet When someone hurts you, when you lose a job, when you’re disappointed in any way, probably someone has said, “Don’t worry. They can’t take away that from you.” They can take your things, but not your pride, not your memory of what was once. It’s just like the song: “The way you hold your…

  • Forcing Inspiration

    Tweet Inspiration often sits at the edge, teetering between busy-isease (sickness of modern times) and sweatpants wearing days. Many artists would debunk the myth that creativity is something that can’t be worked, talked into, argued into existence. Maybe I’m a strange writer. I believe inspiration cannot be forced. It can be coerced out of its…

  • Soul Lessons: How Memories Can Heal You

    Tweet Actress Shirley Maclaine sat with Oprah a few Sundays ago on Super Soul Sunday to talk about aging, wisdom and life. I’m a big fan of Maclaine. I agree with Winfrey’s characterization of her as a “spiritual trailblazer.” Every statement she makes drips with profundity. I had to keep pressing pause on my DVR so…

  • Wave Lessons: What Waves Teach Me About Life

    Tweet It was an ominous day on the North Shore of Oahu. As I drove through traffic, the beaches were surprisingly sparse save for the rare tourists mesmerized by wicked winter waves. I watched as the gray crest rose up high and fell even harder. Eventually all would roll together in a big crash towards…

  • The Surprising Thing You Have to Be Grateful For

    Tweet At any given moment these days, you’d hear a shriek, a shrill, a scream at my house. The 3 S’s every parent’s familiar with. But one day when the bean’s all grown up, I’ll miss those sounds. It’s just one thing we often take for granted. This past weekend, we had family over. Instead…

  • Who Do You Want to Be in 2014?

    Tweet I ask who do you want to be not what do you want to accomplish in the new year because I just listened to inspirational speaker and bestselling author Danielle LaPorte talk to Tami Simon from Sounds True. In the recording she discussed a novel idea. Instead of writing a to-do list (a.k.a. New…

  • What True Courage Looks Like

    Tweet In the shadow of everything grand, sits courage. It lies in quiet moments of surrender, in calmness beneath the surface of the ocean. in silence, and in speech, in crowds, and in isolation. It invites, but does not require company and is seldom a medal of honor. In truth it’s hidden behind the face…