My Double Edged Sword

Maria Beveridge

23 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

What I have always perceived as being one of my greatest skills my whole life, I can now see clearly as my double edged sword.

And that is my ability to make the most of any given situation. To make the best of it. To make do. I pride myself in doing that well. It’s linked to being resourceful. A fighter. A survivor. A pioneer. I know for fact from stories that this is etched deeply into my ancestral DNA.

And I’m very good at it. But there comes a time when one must advocate for themselves. And that is something to consider. Always.

It only took me 43 years and 1 month to learn that one. But at last, here I am.

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