Catching Up to a Year That Left Me Behind

Time waits for no one, but I was waiting on time. While we’re waiting for the perfect moment to make a move, time flies, and I think I forgot that.

This year flew by so fast. I couldn’t help but feel useless, like I had wasted a lot of time doing everything but the thing that matters the most: establishing my business and taking my content creation seriously. It’s like I blinked and fell into this void of emptiness, self-doubt, and low income. And I keep asking myself—how did I end up here? How did the world kick me down, and I stayed down? How did I accept defeat—not easily—but give up so easily?

It feels like I put my life on this big pause, like I’m going to come back to it later—but I actually don’t.

I did achieve a couple of things I’m proud of this year, not to get it wrong. I made some small moves that will be impactful and groundbreaking in the future, and it has been amazing working with startup brands; it has been both amazing and stressful. But I still think I could have done a lot more. Finished setting up my business. Pushed it harder. Upskilled. Sorted one or two debts here and there.

Somehow, I was in slow motion while the world was on super speed, and I’ve only just caught up. I feel like I finally connected with the phrase “Time waits for no man.” Time respects no man.

xoxo,

Ashley Adeniran