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23rd July.
It wasn’t
A major milestone.
No celebration.
No announcement.
No audience.
Just coffee.
Two cups.
One table.
Six months
Of becoming
Condensed
Into a conversation.
Out-of-box thinking
Doesn’t always arrive
As breakthrough moments.
Sometimes
It sits quietly
Across from you
Holding a warm mug.
Six months ago —
Strangers.
Different routines.
Different worries.
Different directions.
And now —
Shared stories.
Inside jokes.
Unspoken understanding.
Coffee cooled.
Time didn’t.
Because moments
That change perspective
Don’t feel dramatic
In real time.
They feel normal.
Until memory
Replays them
With meaning.
23rd July
Wasn’t unforgettable
Because of what happened.
It was unforgettable
Because of
What shifted.
Clarity arrived
Without announcement.
Comfort settled
Without permission.
Silence
Stopped feeling empty.
Out-of-box thinking
Lives
In subtle transitions.
From unfamiliar
To familiar.
From cautious
To comfortable.
From distant
To present.
Six months
Isn’t long
On a calendar.
But it’s deep
In experience.
Deep enough
To influence choices.
To alter priorities.
To redefine
What matters.
Now
Every time
I remember
That coffee —
I don’t recall
The taste.
I recall
The turning point.
Because not all
Life-changing events
Announce themselves
Loudly.
Some just happen
Over coffee.
On 23rd July.
And stay
Far beyond
Six months.
