Growth, I've found can be painfully imperceptible. It seems to be akin to watching a pot boil which local sayings say won't happen just because one is watching. But let attention be distracted and ta da! the pot boils.
We have marked the lines of growth of our boys on the walls with their names and dates of measure. It's strange to look at marks of my sons and have to look up. They've surpassed me in stature. Good for them. There is still more growth for them.
I recently entered a house being prepared for demolition and discovered, we're not the only ones that do that. It was sad to see the marks of forgotten occupants. Where were they now?
I've been noticing the growth in myself these days as well. New skills are forming, new understandings have sprouted and taken root. I've got a new motto, "live and let live." I'm always looking for new seeds to plant in my imagination to take root and sprout into ideas and ponderings.
