growth = patience;
seed.isPlanted();
roots.growUnseen();
self.keepsTending();
if (nothing.showsYet)
growth.stillHappens();
if (patience.stays)
bloom.arrives();
slow != stuck;
slow = rooting;
// the most important growth
// happens where no one can see it

// by jimena buena vida • Marfa, TX 2026