Episode 83 – Fifty Thousand Bees

‘s Up, Bees?

Have you seen “Bee Movie” with Jerry Seinfeld? 

Circa 2007? 

I know it’s been 20 years since then – but that movie sparked the beginning of the movement I’ve been working on for the past 9 years. 

I’ve only ever REALLY watched the opening scene – on a TV mounted in the ceiling while my THEN six-year-old son got his teeth cleaned – but that scene was EVERYTHING. 

Allow me to recap: 

“According to all known laws of aviation, there is NO WAY that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee – of course – flies anyway. Because bees don’t care what humans think is impossible.” 

That’s been my mantra ever since. 

I don’t want to care what humans think is impossible. 

I want YOU to not care either. 

Because the truth is – humans think a LOT of things are impossible. 

And humans are WRONG a lot of the time. 

Which leads to so many unnecessary limitations and YOU deserve more than that. 

It’s my life’s mission to help you get it. 

It’s what I do in my 1-1 coaching, in my group experiences and in my brand new laser focused experience – “Safe in Love”. 

Just listen to that title – SAFE in LOVE

That’s how I want all of you to feel. 

Not just physically safe – that’s obviously the ground floor minimum requirement. 

I’m talking more SAFE to be and do and experience everything you want in LOVE. 

To have the scary money conversation. 

To take the extravagant trip. 

To dance in the kitchen expecting your man will match your vibe. 

To ask for something and have it happen. 

To give and be appreciated for it. 

Safe in ALL of those things. 

Plus whatever else strikes your fancy. 

That’s what you deserve. 

And it’s what you’ll get when you dial in your VIBE, your VIEW and your VOICE. 

Might sound complicated or vague – but it’s simpler than you think. 

And we’re doing it together starting on Monday, June 1. 

We’ll be done by June 10. 

Just in time to sail through your summer with more safety than you have today. 

If you want in, go to the link in the show notes right now to register. 

I’m happy to wait. 

Just pause the podcast. 

I’ll be here when you’re done. 

Got it cared for? 

Awesome. 

I’m so excited to meet you on Monday. 

Until then – go ahead and pull on your fuzzy socks while I tell the MIRACULOUS – and TRUE – story of fifty thousand bees. 

If you’ve been in my world at all – you probably know that I lovingly call my clients my Bees – because I want us to remember that we don’t care what humans think is impossible. 

This story isn’t about those bees though. 

I’m talking about ACTUAL… real live honeybees. 

50 thousand of them. 

In my backyard. 

May 7, 2026 marked one of those life altering moments in life that arrive so suddenly, so precisely, that you aren’t typically able to grasp the fullness of what it all means as it’s happening. 

You only have time to register – on a soul level – that what’s happening means something.

Something FOR you – but bigger than you. 

Something sacred. 

This is one of those stories.

It started like any ordinary Thursday afternoon.

I’d been out with my sixth grade daughter on a field trip to the Bees baseball stadium – yes, the Utah minor league baseball team IS called the Bees. 

Local high schools were playing on the big boy field for the state playoffs. 

Local elementary schools got to go watch. 

I tagged along – cuz I love baseball, I adore my daughter and I have a soft spot for all things Bee. 

When I came home, I scooped up my brand new puppy to take him out back for a bathroom break and nearly walked straight into something that HAD NOT BEEN THERE just hours before.

A living mass of honeybees.

Not a few. 

Not a stray cluster. 

But what looked like hundreds… and was actually tens of thousands…

All piled on top of each other in multiple bunches, looking VERY MUCH like grapes in my bush as well as even more Bees stacked fifty or so deep in mounds on the grass below. 

I heard the deafening buzz before I saw them spinning and diving all around me.  

Given my logo, you might guess that my first reaction was glee.  

Or awe. 

But nope. 

It was fear.

I wasn’t sure what was happening, but my brain made a snap decision that it couldn’t be good. 

So I yanked my baby puppy away from the swarm and darted back inside the house. 

I’ve seen My Girl. 

I know how it ends when you’re swarmed by bees in the wild. 

My gut response was RUN! This is a threat. You’ve gotta get away. 

I feared for my kids. My dog. Our access to the backyard. 

And for a moment, I almost let that terrified instinct take over everything.

We’ve gotta move. 

Burn the backyard down. 

Or at least douse it in a concoction of chemicals so that we can all stay safe. 

Those extreme reactions made sense to my fear flooded brain. 

But something in me paused.

Not calmed. 

Just… paused.

And in that moment of pause, I didn’t overreact.

I didn’t spray them. I didn’t try to control what I didn’t understand. I just observed.

Them. 

Me. 

And that small decision to pause and reassess changed everything that came next.

Because what I thought was danger… turned out to be movement.

A relocating swarm.

Nothing more. 

It wasn’t aggression, just transition. 

Not attack. Just relocation. 

A colony in motion, searching for a new home.

And somehow… for some reason, I’d been gifted the blessing of witnessing it all from the middle.

Let’s back up a few days now to outline how the universe and angels were conspiring in my favor to send me a sign. 

Three days earlier, something pretty forgettable had happened.

I was at my son’s baseball game. 

My parents were too. 

Our team is very fortunate to have a pretty big grandparent following in our bleachers. 

Another team grandpa, Fred, had brought some raw honey that night. 

A gift for my dad. Just a simple gesture. Nothing more than connection and kindness.

But that small exchange now meant that I knew Fred was a beekeeper.

We’d been at games together for over two years. 

But I didn’t find out about his hobby until that night. 

50 thousand bees descended on my yard three days later. 

And when I slowed down… I knew what to do. 

I sent one text. 

To my friend Emily – Fred’s daughter-in-law. 

One message.

Took 15 seconds of effort and a heart full of belief. 

Everything else flowed from there.

Emily answered right away – even though she was at work in an office across town. 

She happened to be available, looking at her phone and with available bandwidth to help manage next steps. 

Fred was available as well – which isn’t always the case for an active retired guy living a life of leisure. 

He arrived quickly – within minutes, not hours. Because of the divine plan, he was nearby – available and actively looking for a new swarm of bees to tend. 

Apparently, the winter had been a harsh one for Bees. 

Numbers were down and beekeepers across the valley were looking to add to their hives. 

Fred brought most of the equipment he needed, but forgot a flat-nosed shovel… which my 8 year old daughter retrieved from the shed without being asked. 

I didn’t even know we had one of those. 

Again – no effort on my part. 

Just people in my world coming together to take care of me. 

I had to leave for carpool duty while the extraction was underway. I anticipated that might be a problem, but it wasn’t. Work continued without me and without problem. 

No need for me to orchestrate anything. 

Truly, I was barely even holding it at all. 

And yet… the extraction buzzed right along. 

Seamlessly.

Effortlessly.

Like it had already been arranged.

It was right around three hours from the time I noticed what I thought was a week-killing, work-intensive, potentially dangerous problem to the time when it was all done. 

Fred packed up. 

Bees settled in a deluxe hive. 

My backyard quiet once again. 

Three minutes from chaos… to cooperation.

Three hours from panic… to order.

Three short hours from “I’m all alone to solve a crisis” to “Someone is more than willing to use their skills and take this off my hands.” 

At the end of it all, another strange happening went down.

A friend texted me that bees were also swarming at the local credit union branch I frequent – at the same time, on the same day. 

Bees buzzing my backyard. 

And my bank. 

My logo insect and my financial institution calling my attention simultaneously by making themselves known on the exact same timeline. 

It’s been about three weeks now and – unfortunately – it’s EASY to question a sign in hindsight. 

It takes WORK to acknowledge the miracle and live from belief. 

On May 7, I remember thinking, half-joking… 

What if this isn’t actually about bees? 

What if it’s about me? My worries? My goals? 

Because it was ME that found the bees – even though 5 people live in my home. 

It’s ME who’s office is decorating in Bees and ME who drives to the bank branch. 

Those touch points are ME. 

And the number Fred quoted me? 

40-50k bees. 

40-50k. 

The exact number I’m targeting for a financial goal that’s been important to me for the last year or so. 

One dollar per bee. 

Moving from my house, my office to my bank. 

What if that’s not just a coincidence? 

What would be the downside of believing it was meant for ME as a faith-promoting sign? 

No downside I can see. 

And I don’t say that as superstition.

I say it as symbolism that landed in my body before my skeptical brain could make it make sense. 

One dollar per bee.

And the story is done.

The load I’ve been caring is cleared. 

What if the universe, God, angels and spirit animals – whatever – combined to offer me reassurance? Protection? Support? 

Now I’m not claiming to fully understand the mysteries of how the universe runs. 

I’m not saying I know what the angels are up to. 

But I do think I got a glimpse. 

Out of love. 

And mercy. 

And their awareness of what really matters to me. 

These moments – when life speaks in patterns – deserve our attention. 

Even though they are easy to brush off. Explain away. 

You don’t want to get your hopes up. Look silly. Be wrong. 

But what if I’m right? 

What would it be like to operate from the vibe that nature combines to serve me and support me.

It worked for all those Disney princesses. 

Why not me? 

Why not you? 

Whether the patterns are divine, psychological, or simply beautifully timed… they matter.

Because they shift how you see what’s in front of you.

And that’s where the real lesson of this day lives.

At first, I saw threat.

But what was actually there was Cooperation. Love. Reassurance. 

At first, I saw chaos.

But what was actually there was Organization. Support. Intent. 

At first, I saw something I needed to control.

But what was actually there… was something already moving toward resolution.

And I didn’t make it happen.

I simply participated by getting out of the way. 

By not interfering. 

By NOT trusting fear and leaning into belief. 

That’s a different kind of power.

And maybe that’s the quiet thread running underneath all of this and running on through my upcoming workshop: “Safe in Love”. 

What if what life needs from you is less force, not more? 

Less interruption? 

Less direction? 

Less managing? 

More being? 

More trusting? 

More flow? 

Something nutty happened the next day too. 

I almost forgot the whole thing happened. 

Had to consciously call it to mind. 

There was no automatic replay, repeating itself as a miracle for me to remember. 

My fear soaked, control-oriented brain wanted to move on to the next problem to solve.

Back into routine. Back into stress. Back into doubt.

Which made me realize something important:

Meaning isn’t just something you receive.

It’s something you practice remembering.

You have to return to it.

You have to strengthen that muscle.

Because otherwise even the most extraordinary moments flatten into ordinary memory.

And I don’t want this one to flatten.

Because I run a business with a honeybee as its symbol.

And the tagline has always been:

“Bees don’t care what humans think is impossible.”

And as a human, I didn’t record the podcast right away… didn’t jot down the highlights in an easy to recall way… 

I was busy life-ing and worrying and you know what… 

The universe doubled down… 

Sent the message AGAIN… 

With bees in my backyard a SECOND time – with nearly as many as the time before. 

Fred was flabbergasted. 

Said he’d never seen anything like it. 

But I knew. 

I knew it was my call to NOT forget. To have more faith. 

To remember that I’m important enough to send a sign TWICE. 

A sign that doing isn’t always better. 

That receiving is important work too. 

For you. 

For me. 

For women as a swarm. 

Maybe it’s not just about what us bees can or can’t do.

Maybe it’s more about what we’ll lean into and receive from.

What we’ll trust in and allow to happen FOR us. 

Maybe it’s about what moves toward us when we stop assuming everything is a threat.

Maybe it’s about what becomes possible when we cooperate with what’s already in motion.

So yes — forty to fifty thousand bees showed up in my yard.

But I don’t think they came to warn me of anything.

I know they came to demonstrate what’s available to me when I’m willing to receive.

That life is always already organizing itself.

And our job… is often just to not panic long enough to let it unfold. 

To stay the course and receive. 

And maybe the next time something arrives suddenly or seems like not the way I’d want it to go – loud, buzzing, overwhelming, slow – I’ll remember:

Not everything that overwhelms you is here to harm you.

Some things are just passing through… on their way somewhere else.

Something bigger. Something beneficial. 

And if you can stay still long enough to witness it… to not interrupt… 

you might find it was never chaos at all.

It was choreography.

Working in your favor. 

That’s what I’m excited to present in my upcoming workshop “Safe in Love” on Monday. 

I love thought work. It’s changed my life – for real. 

And the tools I’m stacking on during “Safe in Love”… 

They get it all done FASTER. More efficiently. 

By partnering with systems that are already there. 

I’m speeding toward more joy and more ease in my life. 

I want you to speed along with me because I know that women who gather together in support of shared goals… they live longer and have more fun while living. 

Science says so. 

So click the link in the show notes and do it now cuz we start Monday, June 1 – we’ll be done by June 10 – giving you the perfect foundation to enjoy your family and your summer even more. 

Choose courage, Bees – and Keep. On. Flying!

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Timing – Fred (beekeeper) gave my parents raw honey at a my son’s/his grandson’s baseball game three days before – if he hadn’t… I wouldn’t have known he was a beekeeper on, I returned home right as they were swarming… I might have missed them completely if I’d been an hour or two later. 

Speed – it was three hours total from start of the issue to secured, moved bees 

Perspective – initially thought it was a threat, got scared putting puppy out to go pee, but it wasn’t a threat. I was able to NOT overreact 

Hint at my Goals – there were $40-50k bees – the exact range of CC debt I’m looking to pay off. $1 per bee would get it done. My friend (Lindsey) texted me that bees were swarming at the America First Credit Union I go to that same day – almost like they were bringing that money to me (or will soon) 

Cooperation and Receiving – I only sent one text – VERY minimal effort. Everything else flowed to me through other people (Sometimes the vibe of “if it is to be, it’s up to me” blocks the magic other people can bring in. Emily (Fred’s daughter in law was at work but still responded quickly AND connected with Fred who happened to be available and nearby. My 8 year old (Claire) knew where to get Fred the shovel he needed. I didn’t know we had one. I even had to leave to drive kids places and they worked on it without me.

 Forgetting – the next day (and days following) my brain did NOT automatically offer me memories of the miracle. It was so easy to return to habitual stress and doubt. It’s a muscle to direct brain there. 

Episode 71 – Spring Chicken

     Old man advice

     Can’t handle me at my worst, don’t deserve me at my best

          Two way street though most women don’t think so

          Cute – he’s doing that thing now where he’s not managing his mind or feelings
          I see that and I can be kind about it
               I have my days too and it’s just his turn today
          I know honey. I understand. Let’s wait and see how it goes. We’ll re-evaluate in…
          People don’t bang on an open door.
               But if it’s slammed shut in their face the panic RISES (emotional claustrophobia)
               You closed it for good reason (protect from the noise and pain)
                    AND we can lesson the noise pain in a more productive way
     Heidi and Addison’s breakfast
     You can tell what is a bad day and what is unacceptable when you connect to self

Episode 72 – processing hurt – why emotions matter (susie – no one is interested in my inner life)
     Processed hurt
     One the other side of that – we can see options of people who ARE reaching out
     When the emotion is INTENSE, it’s hard to notice anything else
     We gotta pay attention to what seems to threaten our survival FIRST

Episode 73 – shouldn’t I balance it out? Trying to convince yourself the opposite of what your brain is saying
     Shouldn’t I look for ways I CAN count on him when I think I can’t
     Maybe – statements like I can or I can’t are always true and not true
          Yes – but only so long as it feels open and spacious and curious
               Stay connected to yourself and your experience
                    while getting closer to what’s really true about him
          NEVER – if it feels like scolding and “Now… now… you know that you CAN count on him and
               here’s all the reasons why
                    This forces you into a false reality that feels icky
                         Denies the unflattering parts of him
                         disconnects you from what you’re really felling
                    What’s more useful is to get comfy with the truth – it’s all true and not true
                         Make room for all the of the facets of the human you picked

Episode 74 – I want to – I don’t want to is the best, most connected way to live your life
     When there’s no morality, obligation, compulsion it’ll be easier to be honest and aligned with self
     more connection = less trauma = more authenticity
          Slowing down and examining shows up the automatic thinking
     Extra credit with working out  – trying to decide what counts and works for her workout
     feels good to change it to 4, but there’s a niggling… why can’t I just be okay with 7?
          it feels like the 90 – 10 has swapped
               10 is worried that they’ll just make everything easier and get lazy
               90 knows that easier and lazy are NOT synonyms 

Episode 75 – Bees in the Wild
     10 percent can move to being more like a cautious friend (not a doomsday screamer)
     Success with walking and reading
          it’s flexible in the how it’s gonna happen  (not in the IF it’s gonna happen)
          there’s accountability
          it’s already decided (in the energy) – feels solid and safe
     Podcast – rich girl, not allow, gatekeep with resent (MMM)
     Podcast – Karl and I can BOTH take the option to take care of ourselves – favor to the marriage

​​What do you think? 

You ready to dare yourself into a life and marriage you really, really want? 

I know it can feel shaky to go out on a limb AND also… as they say… that’s where the fruit is. 

Do yourself the favor of making the reach. Fly or flop, I’d love to hear about it. And I’d be honored to support you through it. 

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Can’t wait to hang out with you LIVE in the coming weeks and get to know you and your marriage a little bit better. 

Thanks for being here in this conversation with me today – I look forward to chatting again next Sunday. 

Until then, choose courage, Bee and keep on flying!