#slowgrowth

the lesson of twenty-seven.

twenty-seven has been teaching me that peace and people-pleasing can’t coexist. i USED to think saying yes to everything made me kind but giirls, all that did was make me tired. the truth is, the older you get, the less you can afford to abandon yourself. your body will start rebelling against you with non-stop stomach aches, aggressive acne, headaches etc., because you aren't doing favours to your cortisol taking on more tasks than you can handle.

not everyone deserves your capacity. not every moment needs your energy. and that’s okay. letting go of the need to be endlessly available is how you make space for the life you actually want.

Am I Failing or Growing?

Sometimes I catch myself wondering if I am failing because I move slowly or if I am growing in ways no one sees. The world moves fast and measures success by milestones and visible progress. Still, I keep reminding myself that growth is not always obvious.

Today I noticed how quiet it can be. The small things I do for myself. The patience I try to practice. The moments I survive when everything feels heavy. I realized that moving slowly does not mean I am failing, and being unseen does not mean I am worthless. Every small choice I make, every quiet moment I survive, and every tiny step forward is proof that growth is happening even if no one else notices.

Maybe what matters most is not how fast I move but that I keep moving, even when it feels lonely. Growth is not always about applause. Sometimes it is about becoming the person only I can recognize.

— Growth whispers softly, even when the world does not listen.

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 19 October 2021

The slow growing tropical fern Cibotium schiedei (Mexican tree fern) can have fronds that grow up to 2m long. This specimen was growing in the Fern House of Cambridge Botanic Garden, UK, where fronds have been used to make impressions in the concrete flooring.

“You’re not behind — you’re becoming…. Some journeys bloom quietly before they shine.”

Everyone is in a rush.

Scrolling, comparing, chasing timelines that were never truly theirs. It feels like the world is moving ahead, and somehow, you’re still standing at the same place.

But what if you’re not stuck?

What if you’re simply unfolding — in your own time, in your own way?

Not every transformation is loud. Some of the most powerful changes happen in silence, where no one is watching. Just like a seed beneath the soil, nothing looks different on the surface… yet everything is changing underneath.

You don’t see the roots growing.

You don’t hear the quiet strength building.

But it’s happening.

Maybe your path was never meant to be fast. Maybe it was meant to be deep. To teach you patience, to shape your perspective, to build a version of you that doesn’t just succeed — but understands.

So stop measuring your life with someone else’s clock.

You are not late.

You are not falling behind.

You are unfolding into someone you were always meant to become

Most of them don’t matter as much as we think.

What actually shapes our life?

Not intensity. Not motivation. Not bursts of energy.

Consistency.

Small actions, repeated quietly,

build something far more powerful than occasional perfection.

This piece is a gentle reminder –

you don’t need to do everything.

Just do something, consistently.

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