The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Tag: Gratitude

  • When Gratitude Isn’t a Good Thing

    Tweet This week is Thanksgiving. While we’re inundated with everything food related, there’s something else that’s celebrated as much as a traditional turkey dinner and all its dressings. Gratitude. While being grateful has its place, there are times when gratitude is not only unwelcome, but can be a source of pain. Gratitude journals, saying, “Thank…

  • 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…

  • The Key to Having More

    Tweet Everyone wants a better life. They desire bigger homes with huge lots, more money, a better job. But when it comes down to it. What we’re really after is more love, deeper relationships, a more meaningful life. And you can easily get all of those things. You just have to focus on what you…

  • People Who Inspire Me

    Tweet 2013 has already started with a few unexpected surprises. One started with this little comment I wrote for O magazine. It was the second Q&A comment that got selected in the past few years only this time I was writing from Kailua instead of San Jose. And that’s not the only thing that was…

  • Making Peace With Where You Are Right Now

    Tweet I’m going to confess something that I’m sure 90% of you won’t understand or agree with. Here it is. I hate living in Hawaii. Okay maybe hate is too harsh of a word. “Strongly dislike” or “difficult to adjust” may be closer to what I mean. Yes, I know griping about a place with…

  • 7 Unlikely Things to Be Grateful For

    Tweet Most people would list their health, their relationship, the fact that they have a job as reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day. {All worthy reasons to be grateful btw.} But there are a handful of other things that often get neglected when turkey season comes around. This post is dedicated to them. So…

  • Gratitude for the Naysayers

    Tweet I never in a million years thought I’d write this. Because I’ve spent most of my time warding off the side effects of a killjoy, I didn’t have any energy to see their purpose in my life. Until now. Recently, I was speaking to a particularly potent party pooper (say that 5 times!) and…