18/05/2026
I turned 47 in April.
Halfway, perhaps. Or maybe just finally arriving.
I look back at the years behind me with tenderness now.
The wrong turns, the fear, the mistakes,
the moments I acted from pain instead of love.
The people I may have hurt while trying to find myself. The suffering I created by not yet knowing how to be at peace.
I cannot change those years.
But I can bow to them.
Learn from them.
Forgive myself for being human.
And I hope, quietly, to be forgiven too.
As I step into the next half of my life,
I want softer eyes. A humbler heart.
More compassion for others, and for myself.
Less judgment. Less ego. More listening. More gratitude.
More courage to love fully while I am still here.
Life feels shorter now, but somehow more precious.
With love, Samir
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