26 Jul 2026, 19:51 UTC≈2,000 views4 reactionsread 7 August 2026 Life is rhythm.
Boxing taught me that.
You can be strong.
You can be fast.
You can know every punch.
But if you have no rhythm, none of it flows.
And in boxing, when you lose your rhythm, you get punished for it.
Literally.
You pay for it in pain.
Maybe that’s why boxing taught me this lesson more deeply than anything else ever could.
But the more I think about it, the more I realise that everything in life h…
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16 May 2026, 22:57 UTC≈2,020 views7 reactions1 Starread 7 August 2026 I think one of the strangest things about life is that sometimes you meet someone at the wrong time, but the connection still stays with you.
Not in a heartbreaking way.
More in a…
“that actually made sense” type of way.
I’ve met a lot of people over the years.
Especially once your life starts becoming more public.
And you quickly realise that most conversations are surface level without people even noticing it …
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4 May 2026, 23:55 UTC≈2,090 views5 reactionsread 7 August 2026 The last few months, I’ve been locked in.
Not the “I’m busy” type.
Just… different.
Summer’s around the corner and for the first time in years, I haven’t booked anything.
No trips lined up.
No last-minute plans.
Nothing.
And yeah… there is a bit of FOMO there.
I see people outside, travelling, doing their thing…
and I get it.
That used to be me.
But at the same time, I don’t even feel pulled to it like that an…
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29 Apr 2026, 23:41 UTC≈2,020 views3 reactionsread 7 August 2026 I’ve been thinking about this recently.
I’ve always been the type of person that, if I feel something, I act on it.
I don’t really sit there overthinking it for weeks.
If I like someone, I’ll show it.
If I want something, I’ll go for it.
And for a long time, I thought that was just how you’re meant to be.
But I’m starting to realise… most people don’t move like that.
They take their time.
They watch first.
They …
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26 Apr 2026, 00:30 UTC≈2,050 views5 reactionsread 7 August 2026 People think I’m materialistic.
And I get it.
If you only see the surface…
that’s exactly what it looks like.
Nice clothes.
Nice places.
Certain rooms.
It’s easy to label it.
But the reality is different.
I was on a call with my mentor the other day.
He told me something that stuck with me.
He said part of him regrets how much he used to spend when he was younger.
Hundreds of designer shoes.
The same pairs… …
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22 Mar 2026, 01:33 UTC≈2,500 views10 reactionsread 7 August 2026 I spoke to an old friend today.
My Dutch friend from high school. Haven’t heard his voice in two years…
And it’s strange…
how life moves on without asking you.
You look up, and suddenly years have passed.
People you once spoke to every day become distant.
Entire chapters close without you even realising it.
We spoke about life.
He got into a relationship at 19.
Stayed in it for six years.
And just like that…
you…
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18 Mar 2026, 23:17 UTC≈2,230 views7 reactionsread 7 August 2026 Photo
With family in Ramadan 🤍
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16 Mar 2026, 19:38 UTC≈2,350 views8 reactionsread 7 August 2026 There’s a strange peace in empty rooms.
Here I am, laying down, staring at the ceiling.
The lights are still on.
Both of my phones stopped buzzing a long time ago.
Everyone left.
So I’m back in my own thoughts again… thinking about something simple.
Trying to be good.
Not the kind that performs kindness when people are watching.
Not the kind that expects applause or something in return.
Just being a good person…
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8 Mar 2026, 01:13 UTC≈1,920 views6 reactionsread 7 August 2026 Sometimes life doesn’t end with a clean answer.
No clear rejection. No clear mistake. Just a moment that fades before you fully understand it.
I’ve been thinking about how strange timing can be. When something is still in front of you, you question it. You analyze it. You take a step back because you want to make the right decision. But the moment it disappears, your mind suddenly becomes very certain about what it …
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7 Mar 2026, 01:04 UTC≈2,180 views4 reactions1 Starread 7 August 2026 “Junaid, you have escaped the matrix.”
I remember sitting in a Lebanese restaurant in Cyprus with my mentor. It was one of those quiet nights where conversations go deeper than usual. We talked about business, life, ambition.
But eventually the conversation drifted somewhere else.
His past.
And the stories he told weren’t glamorous. They were dark. The kind of darkness most people never see because they only ever…
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1 Mar 2026, 22:40 UTC≈2,010 views3 reactions1 Starread 7 August 2026 How dare you call me privileged.
You see the results.
You don’t see the isolation.
You see confidence.
You don’t see how fast I fall when something feels real.
Maybe that’s the problem.
Maybe I look like something temporary.
Something exciting.
Not something serious.
Maybe they think I’ll outgrow them.
Or maybe they just never looked deep enough.
We got close quickly.
Too quickly.
And now it feels distant.
I …
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21 Feb 2026, 20:33 UTC≈1,700 views4 reactionsread 7 August 2026 A couple of days ago, I was reminded how rare real intelligence is.
When I was younger, I was surrounded by it.
I was placed in a class in the Netherlands with some of the brightest minds in the country. Back then, it felt normal. Genius wasn’t impressive. It was expected. Depth wasn’t rare. It was standard.
And because of that…
I didn’t value it.
In my teenage years, I started chasing different things.
Beauty.…
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