Late bloomers still bloom. The calendar was never the judge.

Development runs on its own clock, and the age at which something happens says very little about the quality of what happens. Some people arrive early with a small amount and others arrive late with a great deal, and once they are there the two look identical. The urgency you feel is mostly borrowed from watching other people’s timing. Nothing about yours is late except by comparison.

Put your attention on whether you are moving rather than where you currently stand. Choose one measure that tracks progress instead of position, and look at it monthly.