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.
5 Non-Fiction Books for Your Personal Growth Journey
Are you like me? A total book lover by nature. I remember in junior high making a trip with my mom to Waldenbooks (RIP) and buying the latest Baby-Sitters Club book each month. And when I used to travel for work, wandering through the airport bookstore was a favorite place to pass the time. Somehow the potential of going to new places by air and in my mind was a new level of intoxication. Read on to see how they can help with your personal growth journey.
Listen to Your Teachers
Life teaches us things all the time. Practically anything can be turned into a lesson for your life experience. Read this short blog post about tips for all the ways different types of “teachers” show up in our lives and influence our personal growth journey.
Mindset of Abundance
Do you feel abundant? The changing of seasons or other life milestones can trigger a deeper reflection. Read for how to embody a mindset of abundance.
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.
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.
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.
Remember what you love
When was the last time you did something just because it was fun?
Because it lit something up inside you?
Do you even know what would be on that list?
Rethink your to-do list & live a life that lights you up
Do you feel like you always have 10,000 things to do? Between family needs, work demands, bucket list dreams and the general day to day, the list feels endless. And that leads to the feeling of overwhelm. Which leads to basically throwing in the towel and just tackling whatever is most in your face. Read on for a strategy to tame the overwhelm.