Half the Year Is Gone — Now What?
The Weary Heart #9
Salam friends,
It’s July 1st.
We’re halfway through 2025.
Let that sink in.
Six months have flown by without us realising. Quietly.
And maybe, for some of us — wastefully.
But today can be a turning point.
If you choose it to be.
Ask yourself:
What will matter more at the end of this year?
The tiny pebbles in your shoes?
The same excuses on repeat — the ones nobody cares about anymore?
Or the regret of knowing you stayed stuck…when you could have risen?
Time is not a river.
It’s a one-way open door that is perpetually closing.
And every day you hesitate to walk through it — that door closes a little more.
Therefore, you’ve got to be honest with yourself and get real. What do you want the second half of 2025 to be about?
To get healthier?
To finally lose that weight?
To start saving again, to clear those debts?
To repair your marriage?
To rebuild that broken bridge with your child or parent?
To stop talking and actually start that project — the one you keep telling others about?
Or maybe…
To relearn your faith.
To return to your prayer mat.
To remember who you were, before you got busy with the dunya?
The bad news is, half the year is officially gone. The good news is, you potentially still have six more months to go before it ends.
That’s 183 days.
Over 4,300 hours.
Hundreds of chances to begin again.
What are you going to do with it?
Now before you raise your arms in the air and say, “Well this year hasn’t been easy OK?!” or “I’ve got a tonne of responsibilities — and they’re constantly growing every day.” or “No one’s helping me with my problems, I’m doing this life thing all on my own.”
No one’s saying your life is easy.
We know you’re tired.
We know there are setbacks, bills, heartbreaks, and unseen burdens.
But let’s be honest for a moment—
Nobody will care about your problems more than you do. Nobody will obsess over your struggles more than you do.
And that’s the reality.
Do you want to spend the final half of 2025 cursing your luck, dwelling on your misfortunes? No?
So now what? This is YOUR life. You choose.
Stay stuck?
Or rise up?
Because the life you want…
The version of you you dream of becoming…
It’s closer than you think.
And God?
He’s ready to help you.
But you need to show up first.
Take that step forward.
Make that bold move.
Begin today.
Hey, I’m rooting for you~
Let’s make the second half count.
— Mizi Wahid