Most of the time, mahirap tanggapin na may mga bagay, tao, o habits tayo na hindi na kasing-fit sa atin tulad ng dati. Parang favorite shirt na sobrang comfortable isuot noon, pero ngayon, hindi na siya kasya o hindi na bagay. But it doesn’t mean na hindi siya naging mahalaga, pero baka natapos na yung role niya sa journey natin.

Naalala ko dati, sobrang saya ko sa ilang hobbies, routines, or even circles of people. They served a purpose: minsan companionship, minsan escape, minsan inspiration. Pero habang tumatagal, nagbabago rin tayo. Priorities shift, interests evolve, and suddenly, yung dati mong “this is everything” ngayon ay nagiging “this isn’t me anymore.”

At first, nakakaguilty kasi parang iniwan mo yung dating nakagawian mo, na para bang naging ungrateful yung feeling. Pero kung iisipin mo, outgrowing something doesn’t erase its value. Hindi nawawala yung memories, yung joy, yung lessons. It just means we’ve grown, and growth, by nature, requires space. Space to let go. Space to make room for what’s next.

Siguro ganun din sa relationships or even in creative practices. Hindi dahil ayaw mo na, kundi dahil ibang season na ng buhay mo. At the end of the day, hindi tayo nilikha para lang mafeel stuck. We are meant to stretch, to evolve, to keep blooming kahit minsan ang painful ng process.

So if you feel na may bagay kang outgrown na, huwag kang matakot. Hindi ibig sabihin kulang ka o mali ka. It simply means you’ve taken what you needed from that season, and now you’re ready for the next.

Sometimes we outgrow things not because they were wrong, but because we’re finally stepping into who we were always meant to be. ✨