The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Tag: Following your dreams

  • Why Passion Is Important

    Tweet You’re doing okay. Well even. You got a roof over your head, a steady job, great friends and a loving partner. That’s enough reason to be happy. But what if you’re not? What if there’s a part of you that feels unfulfilled, empty, resentful, even angry? You have everything you need, but nothing you…

  • It’s Not Them. It’s You!

    Tweet The hardest thing to do, which is also the most life-changing, is to take responsibility for your life. This means that you look at everything going on right now, not as evidence of bad luck or misfortune, but as the decisions that led you up to this point. It is not about self-blame or…

  • Why You Should Never Give Up

    Tweet We often hold back from our true potential out of fear. There is a small, but demanding voice that screeches at us and says, “No one cares about what you do. You’ll never be good enough. ” Like a mosquito, it buzzes in our ears, annoying even the most confident and successful amongst us….

  • I Don’t Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up

    Tweet If you found yourself revisiting this question as a grown up, you know how frustrating the process of self-discovery can be. Perhaps, you took the first job you got after college or you simply fell into the career you have now. But it doesn’t fulfill you anymore. It pays the bills, but doesn’t make…

  • Why You Shouldn’t Give a Bleep About What Others Think

    Tweet I was reminded today by this quote from this post that we sometimes put off our dreams because of the fear of what others will think. {via Oprah.com} Again I was reminded of being 10 and in a pool with little boys teasing me. Oh how I wish I had brought a rubber band for…

  • What If I’m Not There Yet?

    Tweet Some of you may be just like me. Working hard, living hard, trying to do everything you can to fit meaning and purpose in your every day. If you’re like me, then you know the anxiety that sometimes comes when you feel like no matter how much you do it’s just not enough. You…

  • Cultivating a Garden of Patience

    Tweet It’s not easy to wait idly while the world goes by. It reminds me of being a kid, stuck in the house, angry and resentful as I watched drops of water fall literally raining on my parade. It’s that same impatience that plagues me. There is a part of me that wants to stomp…