There is an invisible pressure we carry sometimes —
a feeling that we must heal faster, manifest quicker, awaken sooner.

We compare our becoming to timelines we were never meant to follow.
We hold ourselves to standards that were never ours to begin with.

But the truth is this:
You are allowed to grow at your own pace.
You are allowed to take the time your soul needs.

Healing is not a straight line.
Awakening is not a race.
Becoming is not a performance.

Some seasons of your life will feel like rapid blooming —
breakthroughs, revelations, openings that rush in like the spring.

And some seasons will feel like slow, silent growing underground —
roots stretching deeper, unseen, preparing you for what is next.

Both are sacred.
Both are necessary.
Both are part of your true unfolding.

You are not late.
You are not slow.
You are exactly on time for the life you are meant to live.

Every small step you take —
every breath you give yourself permission to rest —
every moment you choose kindness toward your own becoming —
is a victory.

Trust your rhythm.
Trust your becoming.
Trust that life is not asking you to rush —
it is asking you to remember how to bloom. 🌿

— Celeste Rae

soul growth, personal healing, divine timing, patience in becoming, letters to the soul