I'm Brandi. I'm a fifth generation Japanese American writer mom raising her two sons on the island of Oahu. I'm a copywriter and freelance writer. I write self-help, spirituality and now children's fiction.

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The reason why some of us take longer than others

The things that I’ve worked on cannot be seen.

Years ago I was contacted by Marty Avary to be a p

Every challenging path I’ve ever been on has alw

Life is wilder than any movie. A million versions

The fear of risking everything to fulfill a soul’s purpose can feel like a betrayal to every grown up that told us it was not possible. We buffer it with adult beliefs that it’s only the privileged that can follow dreams or that it’s more important to be practical. But what do we have really, if not our dreams?

All of us are at in every moment vulnerable to hurt, pain, illness, and rejection.

We’re privileged to believe we have 100 years to follow our hearts.

We have this moment.

We can cushion ourselves with these beliefs to keep psychologically safe when real safety resides in listening to our hearts.

It’s when we betray ourselves, not other people, that we put ourselves in danger.

This week I share some of these beliefs about money and purpose that are so insidious because there are legitimate reasons to support them. Because society supports them and because many of us were raised to believe that there is one ☝️ right way to live our lives.

I hope you will check it out on theinspiringbee.com

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Is there a way to use what we’re going through i

When we are young and healthy, life is full to the

Feeling like you keep running into a wall and feel

The New Year often drums up a desire for change. I

2022 Recap: I did not do any bucket list things.

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So excited to share my new guest blog post on @hel

This year I had a huge impossible dream come true.

Some people don’t let age and circumstance chang

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It’s that time of year again. How did we get to

As you read in a previous post, I had some egregio

I just discovered this shop in Chinatown and fell

Reading picture books and wordless picture books l

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