Dear little one,

I remember you.

I remember how often you felt overwhelmed how the world sometimes felt too loud, too confusing, too heavy for such a small heart. There were moments when you wished for a place where you could feel safe, where someone would notice your pain.

But many times, no one stood up for you. So you learned something very early: how to take care of yourself. You learned to be strong, to solve problems alone, to carry feelings quietly. You learned not to rely on anyone, not to trust that someone would come and help. You simply kept going.

And yet, even while learning to survive on your own, your heart stayed open. You tried to help everyone around you, perhaps because no one helped you. You brought home many stray dogs, hoping you could save them. You gave your toys to friends who didn’t have any. In the end, the dogs had to leave, and the toys had to be returned.

Somewhere deep inside, you made a quiet promise:
One day I will try to help.

When you grow up, you will follow this promise.

Your path will begin in Lithuania, where you will receive your university degree and begin working with children, being yourself and discovering how deeply you care about their emotional world. You will see how much children carry inside feelings they cannot always explain, fears they cannot always name, and a deep need to feel seen and understood.

Later, life will bring you to Switzerland, where you will continue building your life and your path. You will study art therapy and discover how art therapy can become a language of your soul. Through colors, shapes, and images, emotions can be expressed that are sometimes too complex or too painful to put into words. And slowly, over time, you will begin to create something you once needed yourself: A safe place.

When you grow up, you will become the one who stands up for the child for their inner world, for their emotions, for the feelings they may not yet have words for. You will become the person you once needed many years ago, when you were a small girl.

And yes, when you grow up, you will always have a four legged friend.