Who am I?

A sneak-peak for you who would like to know who I am :)

Different aspects of me, Daria. Drawn by me :)

I thought, with many new subscribers and followers here, it’s a great time to introduce myself to all of you again, so you get an idea of who I am and what I love writing about.

I promise you, it’s a lot of topics, my most recent focus is on art, but I love to couple and mix different aspects of life! Because I truly believe that everything is connected!

Let’s start with some facts about me, then some fun facts & beliefs I have.

10 factual facts about myself:

• I am a double-expat: born in Poland, grown up in Germany, living in Sweden now

• I was born with a physical disability called ectrodactyly.

• I am a Scientist & did my PhD in Plant Biology

• I am also an artist at heart

• I am an entrepreneur who started my own company as a scientific illustrator

• I am a dog-Kahu, with the best little Staffy in the world!

• I am officially catholic, turned against it, but now I love to talk to God

• I am a lover of the outdoors, wild nature, hiking & camping

• I am a highly sensitive person

• I strive for openness & honesty all the way, no matter what!

Life wouldn’t be fun, if we would only list facts, so her some fun weirdnesses about me:

10 fun weird-nesses about me:

• I sleep, live, work & eat on my balcony in the summer

• I mainly use candles as light sources in the winter

• I talk to myself regularly

• I have very tiny feet, children’s size

• I am humming a lot, even when I walk around outside

• I feel like a child most of the time

• I love the snow & cold, and I also love the sun, but only at max. 25C

• I perceive and feel a lot from my surrounding

• I am actively doing experiments on myself, with food, habits, mindset tools etc.

• I am collecting new art supplies even when I haven’t finished the old ones

Now, I’ll be a bit more daring… with beliefs I share, that I built over time:

20 strong believes I have:

• The modern Science-world is broken. Including the medical & health world.

• Yet, everyone is a curious scientist, but the school system educates it out of us.

• Everyone is also an artist, but same here: school kills creativity & artistry.

• Eating good quality meat is crucial for health.

• Victim mindset is the worst.

• Diversity hiring is bullshit.

• Privilege categories & diversity rules are unnecessary, made-up systems.

• If we all show respect, kindness, care, community & love, all will be well.

• “I don’t have time” is the lamest excuse ever. It’s also wrong.

• A bit more talking to God & your soul will cause unimaginable, internal shifts

Okay, let’s take a short break & a breather, cos the list continues. I didn’t want it to be a wall of bullet points, so feel free to take a break here…

• Complaining about the external, without changing your internal is pointless.

• No, men and women are not the same and it’s beautiful that way.

• If toxic masculinity exists, so does toxic femininity.

• Living for the weekend is stupid, or for a vacation, or for retirement. LIVE NOW!

• Work is part of your life, so choose wisely.

• No, your boss can’t treat you like crap, neither do you have to accept it.

• No one can force you to do something you don’t want to do.

• We are all hypocrites sometimes.

• If you are a woman: feel your anger and rage!

The most important one:

• Stay flexible in your beliefs and opinions! Change is a good thing! Especially when facing truth.

I feel dizzy now!

I have to admit, saying all these things makes me feel dizzy. It feels crazy and daring to just throw out all these beliefs into the internet world to you.

Some of my beliefs might sound tough, maybe even unreasonable or rigid, or maybe stupid for some of you.

I decided that I don’t mind. I have been a people-pleaser a long time in my life and I know it harmed me more than it was beneficial.

I was always more concerned to not hurt others and accommodate them, while compromising on myself. This is something that I had to un-learn with time.

And I want you to get to know who I am on a deeper level, so you can freely decide if you want to read my musings or unsubscribe :)

Each one of these beliefs is rooted in experience, knowledge, observation and the digestion of all the aspects that I went through in my life.

I know I am a very compassionate, loving, caring, open & respectful human being. But I draw very strong lines when it comes to unethical and immoral behaviors.

This is something I always had: a very high ethical and moral standard. And it has become more tough the older I got.

The fact that I feel external feelings, people and situations deeply inside of me, gives me a very good compass to when something is right or goes into the wrong direction. And for me above all counts to treat each other with kindness & respect!

Either way, I hope you have gotten a better idea of who I am & how my internal world looks like.

Writing is an artform for me, in which I digest my life, my experiences and connect to other people.

I am currently embracing my artistic heart more and more, so I will see where this journey will take me.

For me all the things I experienced and learned in my life are all connected:

• Science is not separated from Art or God, or vice versa.

• Entrepreneurship is not just about money, its about creatively living your life to the fullest, while using trial and error experiments to see where to get how.

• Being visibly disabled myself, with a 50% disability diagnosis, made me realize that we are all different, one way or another. There is nothing special about any difference or diagnosis or disability and overidentifying ourselves with any of these things, decreases our potential to thrive in life!

• Living as an expat shows me that close relationships and connections can prevail thousands of kilometers and that we can root ourselves wherever we want to.

All these things are very earthly, tangible and concrete.

But you know what I most strongly believe?

That in the end, none of these matter, because the soul that I am, and the soul that you are is what matters.

The energy that we spread from within, shapes our world.

The energy that we connect through, strengthens all of humanity.

In my writings I strive to be as open, honest & caring, insightful and inspiring, knowledgeable and connecting and full of positive energy, because I believe, if you read my words, you receive part of me and my energy.

I feel beyond honored to have you as a subscriber and I promise I will keep myself to the highest & purest standard I can! At all times!

I wish you an awesome third advent!
Love,
Daria