Wisdom From The Heart

Have you ever received signs from the universe?
Not the small subtle ones… but the kind that are impossible to ignore. The ones that land right in your face.

One evening, I went to bed, ready to drift into my nightly dream travels. Just as I laid down, a photograph suddenly fell straight into my lap… a photo of my younger self.

I had placed it on the shelf above my bed years ago. The shelf is wide enough that it shouldn’t have been able to fall off at all.
And yet there I was, holding little Dana in my hands, smiling back at me.

All week I had been feeling myself working through childhood wounds. Unprocessed pain from my younger years and the biggest themes of my life had been resurfacing once again.

As a child, I often felt lonely and disconnected. I never truly felt at home anywhere. I always felt like a foreigner, even in my own country of origin. Always the outsider… yet always longing to belong somewhere.

On a soul level, I know these are themes I chose to work through and transform. So it felt far from accidental that little Dana suddenly jumped back into my lap, reminding me that I had once again entered the realm of my inner child.

And besides the healing that is happening, there is something else I deeply understand now:
what truly makes me happy is creating.

Drawing, painting, coloring, making things with my hands, designing… I genuinely come alive when my inner child gets to play while creating something beautiful at the same time.

Now you’re probably thinking:
“But haven’t you already been doing this?”

And yes… I actually have.
I’ve been creating my entire life, and for the past 8 years I’ve been sharing my creations online as well. Even though I never believed any of this truly had value in this world, the people who have supported me have shown me just how meaningful it really is.
And for that, I am deeply grateful.

But I can feel something changing now.
There is a new direction unfolding… an expansion.

I want to guide people back into their own creativity, so their inner child can rediscover what it feels like to play again. To use their hands. To reconnect with their inner spark.

Without perfection.
Without pressure.
Without expectations.
Without needing a goal.

Just warmth, love, safety, joy… and a lot of it.

For a long time, I believed I had to perform in order to deserve.
Work harder.
Create more.
Push more.
Show more of myself.

Money has always been a difficult path for me… a karmic pattern that I am now breaking by following my heart.
Challenging? Absolutely.
But the sense of belonging and freedom is worth it.

And now… instead of creating FOR others, I feel called to create WITH others.

My inner child wants to share my experiences and creations with the world and invite others into the magic of artistic expression and the inner world.

Little Dana has spoken.
And perhaps now it’s time to truly listen to her.

Where this path will lead, I honestly do not know yet…
The universe seems to have a surprise waiting for me, one that even I am not fully aware of yet.

To be continued… 😉

For now, I wanted to share some photos of myself as a child.
A little glimpse into who I was… and who I have become. You can watch the video here.

The photos honestly look like they were taken during wartime or something because Russia was years behind the rest of Europe back then. 😅

Do you still have a photo of your younger self? What did you love to do?

Feel free to share it in the comments, I’d love to see. 😍