The concept of time—past, present, and future—is a fundamental aspect of the human experience and has been contemplated throughout history in philosophy, physics, literature, art and everyday life.

The Past

The past refers to all events that have already occurred and cannot be changed. It forms our history, memories, and the foundation of our knowledge. We study the past to understand how we arrived at our present circumstances and to learn lessons that might guide our future decisions.

If I was to describe it in three words: Roller-coaster, Spontaneous & Learning; making mistakes & learning from those mistakes.

I’m the only girl among four boys and I struggled with that when I was younger. I would act like a tomboy, I used to generally think that I was a boy. Navigating my identity was hard when I was young.

My parents put me into sports. Football, Basketball, every sport. I even done Fencing and that’s not common for a typical Black girl from East London!

But I learned a lot about myself through sport. Being around different people, different cultures.

I was never an academic person. I was the one in the back chucking pencils at teachers. I’m a more practical learner, they call it Kinaesthetic Learning. I learned from doing stuff. I couldn’t sit in a class and have a teacher talk to me, nothing would go in.

I’ve always lived with my mum. My mum & dad split when I was younger. Navigating that through College & Uni, I definitely brushed that aside. I knew I wanted something better for my life and not going down the path they wanted me to go down.

I thought I’d make my mum happy by studying Social Care but I absolutely hated it. I didn’t even want to go back to Uni just because of that experience.

Summer 2019 was a turning point for me. “The summer that changed my life” I call it.

It started off with a question I asked myself: What do I enjoy doing?

I said to myself “I like watching films, I like sports”. That question still helps me to this day, it’s a foundation for everything I do.

At the end of that summer I got an internship for an advertising company. I was able to develop editing and directing skills within advertising. It made me realise I could go back to Uni and I’m glad I did because I started something and finished it.

I would not allow myself to get bored in Uni. So after COVID I would grab cameras and teach myself how to take pictures or shoot film.

I remember I did a short film about a pen. I just did random things, shoot as much as I can. Grabbing BlackMagic & Sony cameras, [the latter] is the line of cameras I use now which is neat.

I just loved it.

At the end of my year, I remember someone hiring me to shoot their short film for £250. I felt like a rich girl! It was so unexpected and proved to me that if I teach myself something to do then it could be profitable and people can see that value. I’ve ran with that principle ever since.

I got a job as a Junior Video Editor. It was a huge opportunity being in a big corporate environment, Liverpool Street, suits everywhere. Being in East London I’m used to tracksuits, fights, loud sirens.

It was a new environment but I was super naïve.

A situation happened where I had to leave because of a racial discrimination case. So that showed me I need to be careful who I’m surrounding myself with, even who I speak to. I put a lot of trust in the people that were supposed to help but didn’t.

I went onto a different agency – working on a lot of briefs, filming and editing, little bit of photography too – and then I got made redundant!

So I said to myself “Why don’t I just bet on me?” and my mum suggested I go freelance. So I did the research, started a production company with a friend, that ended last year so into 2026 and I was super scared of this year.

I was so worried – part-time job ended, business partnership ended – but I remembered the value I have. I was on tons of shoots, constantly meeting people, building relationships. Had conversations with friends telling me to “snap out of it”.

So I’ve fully been freelance and it’s been amazing. It’s really been picking up and I can’t even tell you why.

Of course I pray – I’m a Christian & believe in God – my faith has been a huge part of my life and keeps me grounded.

The Present

The present is the moment we are currently experiencing—it’s the only facet of time that we can directly interact with and influence.

Philosophers and mindfulness practitioners often emphasise the importance of being fully present, as it’s the only time in which we truly live.

The present is fleeting, constantly transforming into the past while pulling the future towards us.

I’m curious. Curious to learn, curious to fail. I’m curious to see what’s next. I haven’t got much time to look at the past and all the situations that have happened. They can take up a lot of space when you’re focused on your mistakes and that’s not where I want to be.

I’m not exactly where I want to be yet but in this process and what’s going on now, I’m just curious about everything.

The Future

The future encompasses all events that have yet to occur. It represents possibility, potential, and uncertainty.

While we cannot experience the future directly, we can plan for it, anticipate it, and shape it through our present actions.

I have three pillars that I try my hardest to live by: Competency. Whether it’s a big challenge or small challenge, [needs] competency which I think I have and I want to continue to get better and better.

Another pillar is relationships. I don’t think I or anyone would survive without having good relationships with others. That’s something I really want to develop. On the personal side, I’d definitely like to get married but from a business perspective, definitely have long-lasting rapport with clients, maybe turn into friends.

The third is trust. Trusting that I will get to where I want to go. Ultimately [that includes] having ownership of the work that I do, having ownership of something that I’ve built.

Having a business, being able to travel the world, work with a range of people from different backgrounds, religions, walks of life. That’s the main goal.