{"id":3461,"date":"2025-10-05T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graceful.co.ke\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2025-10-05T12:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:16:23","slug":"where-growth-really-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.graceful.co.ke\/?p=3461","title":{"rendered":"Where Growth Really Happens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growth doesn\u2019t always come with clarity or clean edges. It often shows up in the middle of the unknown\u2014when I\u2019ve left something behind but haven\u2019t fully stepped into what\u2019s next. That in-between space, the one filled with questions and second-guessing, is where so much of my becoming takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting fresh isn\u2019t neat. It\u2019s not a checklist or a grand entrance. Sometimes, it looks like waking up anxious but showing up anyway. 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