slowly. softly. surely.💗

 Lately, I’ve been thinking about how a seed grows.

It’s strange, in a beautiful way. When you plant a seed, you don’t keep digging it up just to check if it’s growing. You don’t rush it or question why it hasn’t bloomed yet. You simply water it, take care of it, remove the weeds around it… and trust the process.

I think I’m slowly learning that I need to treat myself the same way.

There are days when I feel like I’m not doing enough. Days when I question my progress, my pace, even my purpose. I look for signs that I’m growing but sometimes, everything feels… still.

But maybe growth isn’t always meant to be seen.

Islam reminds me, gently, to be patient. To trust in Allah’s timing, even when I don’t understand it. Just because I can’t see the changes yet doesn’t mean nothing is happening. Maybe, deep within, something is being nurtured. Something is slowly becoming.

So I’m trying to shift my focus.

Instead of chasing quick results, I want to focus on the small things, my prayers, my intentions, the way I treat others, and even the way I speak to myself. Maybe these are the seeds I’ve been planting all along.

And maybe… they just need time.

Today, I’m reminding myself that it’s okay to grow slowly. It’s okay to not have everything figured out. What matters is that I keep going, even if it’s just one small step at a time.

Because when the time is right, everything will fall into place, quietly, beautifully, just as Allah has planned.

And for now, that’s enough. 

Love, Aishah Anwar.