With all my life experiences, it was astonishing to me to learn that there is another way to live,  that landing the next big thing in life to show off in public is not the only way. That living your life with the sole purpose of creating a perfect resume is missing the point of living. In short, the path of living from Heart is very different than living from the Ego. Understanding all the life force that is going on inside my Heart-space and learning how to honor this space.

About two years into my situational-depression, I met my beloved life coach who said to me “I am so excited for you!”, which was the strangest thing, because from my vantage point I couldn’t fathom what she meant, since my life had completely fallen apart, I felt totally out of control. I began working with her weekly for two years, and each session were some of the most special times of my life. 

It has taken me about 12 years to learn that controlling my life is not the goal, as I have been taught. It took me this long to learn how to fully trust myself in life - with my writing and my art.

The trickiest thing to learn is how to Surrender, and at the same time do the creative work and show up for myself, when no one is asking, or expecting anything from me.

This crayon drawing of me with my Schultüte (paper cone) is from when I was 6 years old and going to Kindergarten in Germany with my twin brother. After Kindergarten, we left our beloved Germany, and moved to America a week before first grade started. My twin and I didn't speak any English. That was the first year when the theme of being bullied entered our lives.

I’ve been reconnecting with this 6-year old creative little-Anne ever since.

My art-memoir is the story of connecting many of the dots of my life, on my journey of becoming whole.

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