Approaching 30, I grapple with unmet life expectations, learning to trust my journey and personal growth despite societal pressures.
I’ve been reflecting on timelines we set and learnt to trust that I’m where I need to be, even if it doesn’t match the version I imagined years ago.As I near 30, I find myself standing at the crossroads of expectation and reality. A close friend recently welcomed a baby into the world– leaving myself the last of my circle to do so – it hit me hard.I can’t shake off the feeling that I have fallen behind, but it’s not just relationships alone.
It’s as if the years have slipped through my fingers, leaving behind a sense of panic. And it has almost become a race with time. The massive gap between where I envisioned myself at this age and where I actually am is a bitter pill to swallow.The conversations I have with myself have gone from “I’ve got time” to “will it not be too late?”What’s worse is this quiet worry that somehow, even after 30, everything becomes harder.
People can attain success in their 30s, 40s or much later in life, but it’s a difficult realisation to accept.
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