A few days ago, a friend texted me:
“Half a year just flew by.”
And it wasn’t until I read that message that I paused — really paused — and realized: Wait, what?
Time really does fly, even when the days were endless. Even when your to-do lists seem to refill themselves overnight. Even when your emotions are too heavy, or too much, or oddly… both.
Looking back now, it’s strange how the things that once felt unbearably heavy don’t weigh the same anymore. They still exist, as a part of the story but something’s shifted. The volume’s turned down. The edges aren’t as sharp. It doesn’t hurt (or bother?) as much as it did.
Maybe that’s what time does.
It gives you distance.
It gives you perspective.
It teaches you to zoom out. (I wonder why aren’t we calling Time as Magic already?)
It also reminds me of a reel I watched on Instagram the other day. It asked:
“If someone offered to erase all your past challenges but also erased the strength you gained from overcoming them; would you say yes?”
Wow! That really did blow my mind. I didn’t even hesitate. No. Absolutely not. As hard as some moments were, they changed me. They softened me in some places, and toughened me in others. No I wouldn’t undo any of it. Not even for fewer tears or easier days.
Now that July is here, I’m giving myself a soft reset. Not the dramatic, resolution-packed kind. Just… a pause. A breath. A check-in.
What do I want the next half of the year to feel like?
What do I want to carry forward?
What have I learned so far that I don’t want to forget?
Some answers are clear. Others are still hiding. (I’ve never liked treasure hunts — but here I am, searching anyway.)
I don’t know what the next six months will hold. But I do know this:
I want to be present. Not just when things are calm and Instagram-worthy but even when life feels chaotic, clumsy, and unclear. I want to become the next version of myself. Not the “best” version because honestly, what even is that? Just a version more honest, more aligned, more me.
I want to say no more often — without guilt or over-explaining.
I DO want to protect my peace and my energy.
I ALSO want to keep the promises I’ve quietly made to myself.
I want to move my body more; not for how it looks, but for how I feel when I do. Clearer. Grounded. Strong. (Yes, the Leo in me loves that feeling of fire and strength.)
I want to stay close to my people; the ones who’ve stayed close to me. The ones who remind me who I am when I forget.
And most of all, I want to stay close to the woman I see in the mirror every morning. I want to keep showing up for her — gently, patiently, lovingly.
So no, this cup isn’t overflowing yet. But it’s not empty either.
It’s perfectly half full — with gratitude, growth, questions, doubts, hope, softness, strength… and everything else that makes me me.
And for now, that’s enough. That’s more than enough to keep going.
What about you?
What are you taking into the next half of this year?
What are you letting go of?
And what’s one quiet promise you want to keep for yourself?