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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Good Vibes Only

This isn’t a call to ignore what’s going on in the world.

It’s taking a moment for your self-preservation. Read through to see how you can shift your focus and your mindset.

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The Things We Carry

A couple weeks ago, I took my youngest son to a check-up for a congenital condition he had surgery for in the first year of his life. It was repairable and everything has been improving in the four years since. So I wasn’t too worried, but there is that lingering “what if” until you get the okay.

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Honor Your Journey

How did I get here?

We get caught up in the minutia of the day to day that we lose perspective of the path that got us here.

Our eyes focused on what’s right in front of us. Read why it’s important to reflect on and honor your journey.

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Rethink your to-do list

Do you feel like you have 10,000 things on your to do list?

Between the day to day family stuff, work tasks, personal needs and bucket list desires, the list can feel overwhelming.

One thing I’ve learned to lean into is to pay attention to my energy and mindset. Read more to see how you can use this too.

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