The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

Tag: hope

  • Friday’s Inspirational Quote: On Light and Dark

  • Reframing Things

    Every situation especially the despicable ones require a bit of readjusting if you want to get through it with as minimal damage as possible. There’s a) seeing the bright side b) seeing everything as half-empty. Regardless of which one is true, know this: you’re life will always be happier if you embrace the first one….

  • Being Okay With the Unknown

    I guarantee our ancestors were better at it than we are. They didn’t have smart phones back then, or tablets, or digital notebooks. They looked to the stars for guidance and their hearts for hope. And when it got really bad, they sat on the earth, lifted their palms up to the sky and prayed…

  • You Have Permission to Just Be

    Like reptiles we shed our soft baby skins and soft, playful spirits when we leave childhood. We embrace a tougher skin and more brittle insides that we think come with adulthood. “We’re grown-ups now,” we say to ourselves. That means no more lounging around, letting our souls dream, and watching the day roll on by…

  • A Different Way of Perceiving Loss

    Loss is one of those inevitable experiences in life we have to cope with. Hopefully we don’t have to deal with it until we’re older and more able to handle the grief. But in any case, it’s hard. Its impact devastating. It’s difficult to deal with whether we’re dealing with the loss of a relationship,…

  • Getting Back Control of Your Life

    In life, there is no room for bench warmers. There is no tree with which to hide, no tunnel to escape from, no magic invisibility cloak to help you vanish into thin air. Perhaps that’s why we lean towards books and movies of fantasy and fiction. When life gets hard, we can’t just disappear for…

  • What If I’m Not There Yet?

    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 may…