It’s my birthday! My blog birthday, that is. Today, belovelive turns 12! And that’s got me feeling all the nostalgic…
Category: year summaries
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!
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…
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 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?…
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…
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…
17 intentional questions for the halfway mark of Twenty 17
Is your mind blown as much as mine? It’s the last day of June and that means that the time…
Year In Review: The top 10 posts of 2016
A few weeks ago, I started to think about how I wanted to summarize 2016 on the blog and I just…
our most memorable moments of 2016 // episode #14
We’re are getting full swing into the holidays now, and enjoying every minute of it. We’re not going all-out-crazy with…
the best of 2016: a playlist of my year in music + a spotify tip
Spotify did a cool thing. They created my very own special playlist for me. The playlist was created + based on…
12 months of gratitude in photos
Happy Thanksgiving! For me, of course, it’s just a regular day here in Sweden. Although I did get home from…
celebrating an incredible, inspiring summer (a photo diary)
well, you guys. it’s labor day weekend. and, for americans, that means that it is the last official weekend of…
the week that was my look back over the 1st half of 2016 // 25
Here we are. Halfway through 2016. Mind-blowing, huh?! I don’t know about you, but it’s been one helluva year so…
my end of the year ritual : looking back on a totally empowering 2015
on the first day of 2015 i embarked on a journey of empowerment. i knew that i had to take…
celebrating 2015 // photos of some of my most memorable moments
the photo above was taken on new year’s eve in 2009. just 5 days after lina and i had gotten…
mini-workshop // find your word of the year : part 2
yesterday i invited you to join me in beginning the journey of choosing our words for for the upcoming year. if…
mini-workshop // find your word of the year : part 1
so, my friends, do you ever choose a word of the year? a word to focus on and help inspire…
what you liked the most: the top nine posts of 2015
happy hump day, friends! time for my third, and next-to-final, countdown as i look back over my 2015. over the past two weeks…
the soundtrack to my life // vol. 2015
i’d say that there are two things that inspire me the most in my life: nature and art. within art,…
my twenty top instagram photos of 2015
it’s no secret that i love, love, love photography. and to get my daily photography fix, i use instagram like…
2014 | my year of travel :: spirituality :: wilderness
endings + beginnings. that’s what i’m thinking about this morning, one of my last mornings sitting up all alone in…
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It’s January 1st! A brand new year! I rang in the new year in style and filled with lots of…
a magical, free-spirited year: a look back over 2013.
friends, get ready for a comprehensive look back over this past year. it may be the longest post ever… enjoy!…
the top 10 lessons i learned in 2013.
1. set a goal and make it happen. for the past 2 years, i have chosen a word to focus…
lucky number 13.
a clean slate. a fresh start. new adventures waiting in the wings. opportunities for travel. and a chance once again…
happy new year!
follow your bliss & live your story. love & peace in 2013.
ring out the old, ring in the new.
“the goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with…
2012. the year of bliss.
the day has come! we have now rung in 2012 and await the adventures, excitements, joys, disappointments, challenges, and opportunities…
counting down the hours.
looking back over this year, i realize that it has been truly, truly amazing! i have completed my first full…