Trusting What is Becoming

There comes a point, after the noticing…
after the honesty…
after the stillness…

when something begins to soften.

Not because everything is resolved.
Not because all the answers have arrived.

But because, little by little, we begin to trust.

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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been moving through a quieter kind of season.

First, there was the awareness—
the gentle recognition that something within me needed tending.

Then, the honesty—
allowing myself to acknowledge what I was feeling, without rushing past it.

And then, the stillness—
learning to sit with what is, without needing to immediately change it.

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And now, I find myself here.

Not at a conclusion…
but at a place of trust.

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Trusting that not everything needs to be fully understood in order to move forward.

Trusting that what is unfolding—both in my life and in my writing—is doing so in its own time.

Trusting that even the parts that feel unfinished are still part of something meaningful.

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I’ve been noticing this especially as I continue working on Summer: Inheritance of the Tides.

There are moments when the story begins to take shape in ways I didn’t expect.

Connections form.
Themes deepen.
Pieces come together that once felt uncertain.

And I’m reminded that becoming doesn’t happen all at once.

It happens slowly…
quietly…
often without us even realizing it.

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Maybe our lives are like that too.

Maybe we are always in the process of becoming—
not just when things are clear and certain,
but even in the in-between.

Even in the moments when we’re unsure.

Even in the pauses.

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There is a kind of peace that comes with this.

Not a loud, triumphant peace…
but a steady, grounded one.

The kind that allows us to take a step forward…
even if we can’t yet see the entire path.

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So this week, I’m choosing to trust what is becoming.

To believe that what I’ve been walking through this month is leading somewhere… even if I don’t yet know exactly where.

To hold both the uncertainty and the hope… at the same time.

And to gently move forward… with a little more faith than fear.

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Gratitude:
Today I’m grateful for the quiet unfolding of life… and for the growing trust that I am exactly where I need to be. 🌸