The Secret Garden Waiting at the Halfway Mark

Maria Beveridge

20 Jul 2025 — 2 min read

Wow…half way. I’ve reached day #45 of my goal of writing every day for 90 days!!! And even though a couple days have been pretty light, I haven’t missed a single day!!! (currently looking for wood. Good thing I live in a forest…).

What it feels like at this place is an emergence. Like a weathered, heavy and ancient open door unto a beautiful and stunning secret garden. That’s the feeling. And yes, I have learned things. And I can see the long way I have yet to go. But it all feels pretty incredible.

Writing is my passion, therapy and clarity. And I really, REALLY hope that the people who have tagged along with me have seen, felt, experienced some sort of value from it also. Because at the end of the day, that is what I’m doing it for. To share a glimpse of a daily spark of some kind even if just for someONE. Life’s too hairy my dude, we have to look pretty hard some days to feel that spark in life. The zest for it. The reason for it. The joy in it. But I’m discovering as I get older that the spark, if we can swing seeing it, makes everything better, easier, more enjoyable.

And more. Soooo much more.

Since the beginning of this adventure I’ve been so happy to experience people who jumped on board straight away and subscribed to my daily writing simply because they want to support me, they believe in me, and probably like me. Let’s face it, you gotta like me to subscribe to this blog cause it’s a lotta me. Writings of well-steeped Maria. Very marinated Maria.

I’ve also felt the compliment of people who joined only after they read a couple of my posts which felt aaaaaaamazing. The compliment in that was not lost on me. Super humbled and honored about that.

These are my thoughts today while sitting here on a bench surrounded by wildflowers at the halfway mark of this dream that I’ve dreamed for a very, very long time.

Pretty happy ‘bout it.

Thanks for showing up.

And if you have any words of wisdom or feedback for me thus far, I’d be stoked to hear it.

Stay lit!! Mwa!!!

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