Well, hello there. My name is Morgan Harper-Nichols. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I share words that I hope can make a little room for you to slow down and take a few deep breaths as you prepare for whatever lies ahead. Thanks for being here today. And now on to today's episode. Today's episode is especially for the

one who may feel like things are moving a little bit too slowly in life. Perhaps you're not seeing the

progress that you had hoped to see, or maybe there are

areas of growth in some parts of your life, but there's this other part of your life where

you're asking questions, am I doing the right thing? Am I making the right decisions? Now, I don't have all of the answers

for those questions. However, I did want to take a moment to highlight five signs that you

might be growing in your life, five areas that you may have forgotten about or you haven't really

spent that much time reflecting on. And it's just good for us to be reminded of how we are growing.

It's good to be able to see that progress and say, oh, yeah, I forgot about that, or, oh, I didn't realize

that I had grown in this area. So this episode comes from some reflection that I've done in my own

life, and I hope to share it with you as well. Five signs that you are growing. Number one, your social circle is changing and you're

starting to realize that it's okay. You're giving yourself permission to say goodbye and recognize

that these people were a part of your life for a particular time.

And if you aren't as close as you used to be, that's all right.

As you move forward, you can carry with you everything you learned from those connections, as you make new connections along the journey.

Number two, you're starting to recognize your need for rest.

Even though you're taking baby steps, something in you knows that there is more ahead.

In order to keep going, you can't run on empty.

And you're learning more about who you are.

You're learning more about your capacity.

And you're discovering who you are when you are not working and meeting demands.

You are realizing that there is grace for the process of learning to rest.

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