Firefly Scout Field Notes

This is where I share field notes from the work of navigating a complex, heart-led life, blending personal experience with practical insight.

You’ll find thoughtful essays, practical frameworks, and experience-based guidance — rooted in real life, nervous-system awareness, and pattern noticing.

These aren’t personal diary entries or quick takes. They’re reflections meant to help you orient, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and move forward with more clarity and ease.

Take what’s useful. Leave the rest.

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Spring Into Reading and Discover Yourself

Books are not only a source of knowledge and entertainment, but even the campiest romance novel can lead you on a journey of self-discovery. With spring in the air, learn some tips on how to use whatever fiction you like to read to inspire some inner reflection and get to know yourself better.

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Something Wilder

Nothing wraps up summer like a little adventure! Following the adventures of Lily and Leo and experiencing it through their perspectives gives us space to ponder some questions on our own with questions you can use as journal prompts or with your favorite book club.

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One Italian Summer

After an over-indulgent trip to the library with my kids, the new fiction section is right by the checkout and I spotted this book on the end display. Since I had read Rebecca’s two other books, and we were on the cusp of summer, it was an easy grab to put on top of my toppling stack. Use your summer reading time to Grow your Glow this summer with these book club and journaling questions!

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