I’ve always been racing against time. I think it’s time to stop.

A 26th birthday reflection on ambitions and time

Thasneema
5 min readSep 3, 2024
26th brithday — tried out a pottery wheel class!
26th birthday — tried out a pottery wheel class!

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Happy birthday Thasni! Wow, you are 26 years old.

Who would’ve ever thought you’d reach this age. To 15 year old me, this age felt non-existent. An age I knew would come, but a number too big for me to imagine a reality.

When I look back at this year, I can’t help but be filled with gratitude to my Lord for helping me reach this mental space that I’ve been fighting for so much of my life. I went through so many mindset shifts this year and I want to write about all of them today. But I don’t want this to turn into an essay, so I’ll share with you the one mindset shift that really set this year apart for me.

Life as a race

For as long as I remember, life felt like a race against the clock.

Time always felt like it was running out and I was always trying to catch up to it.

Younger me had a plan of what she wanted life to look like, but she felt like she kept falling behind time. She felt constantly let down by herself, with a pit of anxiety ever-present.

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Thasneema

I write about the things I learn along this journey on life. I write about my faith - Islam, of personal growth and more. Find me on Instagram: @tas.neemuu