The Company We Keep Part 2

Maria Beveridge

14 Jul 2025

Just to level up this idea of surrounding ourselves with people who provide pieces to our puzzle of who we want to become and skills we would like to hone…

We can turn relationship of convenience for us (focusing on bettering ourselves largely) into a sense of community when we then recognize the gaps we can fill for those people we just invited in to our circle.

This is sustainable friendship. This is community.

A 5 Year Old’s Rite of Passage.

Henry sometimes gets upset about always having to do what I say. In these moments his go-to is always; “when do I get to be the boss??!” When I ask him what he would do if he was boss he always says he would buy gum. Probably because he’s

This Post Is For Me, But I’ll Share It With You If You Want

I'm sharing my kids’ answers from this “questions for kids” activity that circulated Facebook 6 years ago because this is a bright spot on my heart. Hard to believe that Henry wasn’t even born yet…❤️ WITHOUT prompting, ask your child (or adult child) these questions and write

I Have a Well Balanced Diet (If You Squint)

I have a well balanced kitchen. I balance my organic raw broccoli salad, green smoothie and raw zucchini noodles with Mac and cheese, hot dogs, and pizza. I rotate seedy energy balls, veggies and hummus and homemade guacamole with chocolate chip cookies and Tim’s ice caps. Sometimes it’s

A Slow Burn Might Be Better

A thought to chew on after a visit this morning… I wonder if just the rushing, the pace - the high speed demand at which things occur today or “need” to occur, actually contributes to burning out the life candle quicker. If high stress is attached to it then the

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A 5 Year Old’s Rite of Passage.

This Post Is For Me, But I’ll Share It With You If You Want

I Have a Well Balanced Diet (If You Squint)

A Slow Burn Might Be Better