It’s my birthday! My blog birthday, that is. Today, belovelive turns 12! And that’s got me feeling all the nostalgic…
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That’s a wrap, twenty twenty-two.
It’s that time of the year again. Time to wrap up the year with an an afternoon at home set…
In between the full moon + the summer solstice
I feel like this is a magical week. These days in between June’s full moon + the summer solstice. There…
Blogmas: 21 questions for the end of 2021
The sun is setting on 2021 and all endings, all dark times, all evenings and nighttimes are the perfect opportunities…
Blogmas: 12 cozy songs for those dark December moments
There is literally nothing better than cozy holiday songs, I think. Mellow, moody, wistful songs. Songs that tell the Christmas…
Thanksgiving 2021: The year that was the fullness of life
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s time for my annual 12 months + 12 blessings yearly summary! This one, however, is going to…
Welcome to The Gathering: Starting November 1st
I’d like to personally invite you to The Gathering starting November 1. A 30 day creative journey to the innermost…
The essence of autumn: My Q+A list to get us in the mood
This is what I’ve been waiting for. This month. This season. This post! It’s time for a question + answer…
10 years later: It’s the end of an era, you might say.
10 years ago I hit publish for the very first time on belovelive.com. I was 36, newly married, and had…
Can I really post stories on WordPress?!
update: oh snap. it worked! this is crazy. and kinda weird. but it was super easy to do. what do…
The release: A look back on a year of raging + blessing
It never fails. The last 2 days of December I always seem to get some sort of panicky feeling that…
12 blessings + 12 months: A (pandemic) Thanksgiving tradition
It’s time to kick off the holiday season with my annual 12 months + 12 blessings summary. Of course, this…
How I am facing the second half of 2020
It’s been almost a month since my last post! How is that possible? Time just keeps on clicking by, days…
It’s 2020 and this year I mean business
Happy 2020, y’all! I’ve been feeling the energies of this year for a while now. They started creeping in during…
The end of an era: A photo journey from the past 10 years
A new year + a new decade is upon us. My mind does not even comprehend that in 2 days…
Week Three: Get out there + break the rules
This week’s challenge is inspired by all of those who are out there daring to break the rules. People like…
Week Two: The apocalypse now challenge
Well, it’s official. This challenge is a challenge. Somehow I was able to snag some photos + complete this week’s…
Week One + the book behind the challenge
A week ago, I introduced a photography challenge that I’m going to embark on for the next 52 weeks. Well,…
Coming Soon: 52 weeks of photography
Inspired by a weekend in Stockholm with my wife, I’ve decided to embark on a challenge for the next 52…
16 things I’ve been doing in April
Mid-April. What the heck? Just when I think that things are going to drag on, time keeps right on flying…
Things are changing + I am celebrating 8 years on belovelive
Hello, friends. And welcome to my own little celebration for belovelive.com. Monday, April 1, I will have been blogging +…
Some Saturday thoughts about the need to hustle
It’s time to stop. Stop the hustle. I am enough. Just as I am. Right where I am. That hustle…
Year in review: My top 10 posts of 2018
Year endings are all about countdowns, right? So, to celebrate the ending of my blogging year, it’s time for my…
12 months + 12 blessings: My annual Thanksgiving tradition
It’s the official beginning of the holiday season + I love starting it off with a review of 12 blessings since the last holiday season!
I am creating a new vision for 2019 – here’s how you can help!
There are just a few short weeks left before 2019 + I am really feeling a deep calling to grow…
November’s new moon ushers in 12 new themes for the year ahead
Last autumn (2017), I spent a lot of dark, cozy weekend days at home and I ended up diving deep…
I turned 44 and discovered that it’s all about Life + Death + Pa’lante
I turned 44 just a few days ago. But, in some ways, it feels like forever ago. Probably because I’ve…
How can I create my own new beginning?
Is it just me, or does today feel like this week has lasted foreeeeever? I’ve been a day ahead every…
3 ways July is medicine for your wild soul
In my world, July is like the space between. It’s not a transition month – in my opinion, like June…
My midyear roundup: Rising with June’s summery full moon
“I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.” ― Virginia Woolf Late June, a…
Farewell, 2017: A look back over the magic + meaning I found this year
It’s time to say farewell + to prepare to turn the page. To soak up the bittersweetness that is the…
Day 21: A mini-workshop to help you find your word for 2018
With just a few days left in 2017 and the holiday festivities winding down, I am feeling the energy shifting…
Day 20: Year in Review. My top 7 posts of 2017
It’s time for the big Year in Review countdown! In this end-of-the-year post, I’m sharing with you what turned out…
Day 18: The soundtrack to my life // vol. 2017
Music is not everything, but it is pretty freaking important. At least in my life, lovelies. What about in yours?…
Being present. Day 4: Get creative + live in the moment
In Sweden, we call Wednesday “Little Saturday”. I’ve never really heard the reason, but I am assuming that it has…
Being present. Day 3: The plan behind the purpose
I suppose you may be wondering…how? How + what do I have planned for this month of being present +…
Being present. Day 2: How not to start your (Monday) morning
I almost seriously overslept this morning. You’d think that after a cozy, slow weekend at home, I’d be all rested…
The only holiday playlist that you’ll ever need
December is here. And I am pumped. Finally it’s time to bring out the Christmas music + just let it…
12 months + 12 blessings: My new Thanksgiving tradition
When does something become a tradition? After doing it one time + then deciding to do it again one year…
10 questions + 10 answers (and then 10 for you!)
I’m thinking it’s time for a fun questions and answers post, because we all love a post with lists. And…
The Liz+Lina podcast S2 E2: Growing up with Liz + Lina
Autumn makes me feel nostalgic. It’s when the holiday season really kicks off; and, so, I always find myself remembering…
11 questions to give you all those Autumn vibes
I do a post on the autumn equinox every year. Because I loooove it + because I find it important…
Season 2 of the Liz+Lina podcast begins today!
photo by jeremy trimnal photography. image by lier.se. Liz + Lina are back for a second season of their podcast!…
10 years later: Who would have thought that that I’d be a Boss Woman?
You guys, my 15 year old self, 20 year old self, and even 30 year old self would have never…
Liz+Lina’s NYC vlog
My two posts about our whirlwind NYC visit this summer are already posted and now it’s time for the video…
How to survive an 8 hour flight: My secret (and weird) travel hacks
I should be flying high above the Atlantic Ocean right about the same time this blog posts. Eeeek! Finally my…
Summer in the States: All the things I love the most
It’s Friday + my love joins the on-vacation club today when she gets home from work! And that means that…
17 intentional answers for the halfway mark of Twenty 17
It’s now the middle of July + I thought it’d be the perfect time to offer some answers to the…