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I’m not as confident as I look. If anything, I’ve probably been my own harshest critic for most of my life. I question myself, I push myself, I expect more from myself —and sometimes I forget to simply stop and breathe. Maybe that’s why I’ve kept moving. England. Australia. Cyprus. Sri Lanka. Different places, different chapters, different versions of me. And honestly… it gets tiring. Sometimes I feel like I’ve never really allowed myself to rest. There’s always another thing to figure out, another idea to chase, another version of life I think I should be creating. I know what I want. What I don’t always know is whether it will work. And even when I know I can do something, I don’t always know how I’m going to make it happen. The clothes are a good example. I’m creating things here in Sri Lanka, speaking to people, looking for production, trying to understand how the hell I’m going to get everything to Cyprus… and most of it is still completely uncertain. But I keep going. I go into the jungle. I meet local people. I create with what I have. I do the little things that are actually possible today. And maybe that’s enough for now. I miss my family. There are moments when I feel very alone. There are moments when I wonder if I’m making life harder than it needs to be. And then there are moments when I look around and realise… this is the life I said I wanted. I’m still looking for my peace. Still trying to understand what freedom really feels like. Still figuring out what “the right life” even means. Maybe I don’t need to have it all figured out yet. Maybe I just need to keep building, creating, moving, resting when I can and trusting God that some of the answers will come along the way. #srilanka #growth #grateful #cyprus #intuition
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A little glimpse of what has been happening behind the scenes. @elysianbydm has been in my heart since I was a child. I wanted to study fashion, but life had different plans. Growing up as a second generation refugee, my parents wanted what every parent wants—for me to have security, stability, and opportunities they never had. Looking back, I understand why. Instead, I studied Fine Arts, and in many ways, it brought me right back here. Because creating isn’t just something I do—it’s how I express myself. Through fashion, through movement, through massage… breath. it’s all the same language to me. This project has taken almost a year already in the making. Different countries, language barriers, fabrics, tailors, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand…mistakes, endless revisions… and we’re still only at the beginning. Photoshoots, labels, the website, and so much more are still to come. And I don’t even know when 😂🤦🏽‍♂️ Sometimes I wonder if what I create will ever fully reflect what’s in my heart. Maybe I’m just hard on myself. But one thing I do know is this: I’m incredibly proud of my younger self for never letting this dream die. Today I’m buying a second clothing stand because one is no longer enough. It may seem like a small thing, but to me, it’s a reminder that dreams grow one piece, one step, and one act of courage at a time. This is just the beginning, and I’m grateful you’re here to witness the journey. ❤️🫂 Capsule collection at @livingroomahangama #elysianbydm #behindthescenes #slowfashion #creativity #madefromtheheart
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I still pinch myself sometimes. Because this isn’t a moodboard or a fantasy it’s a door I actually walk through. Three months in Sri Lanka, and somehow I found myself standing on the 7th floor of the Art & Textile Design Faculty in Colombo. Reading the sign. Breathing it in. Thinking… wow, I’m really doing what I love and God is providing. The past few weeks I went quiet. Not because I disappeared but because I needed to live without documenting every step. I felt burned out. So I put the phone down. And in that silence, i realised how much life happens when you’re not constantly recording it. How much freedom there is in being present. How many ideas return when you give them space. I know some people expect updates. The kids. The projects. The giving. But I’m not always behind a camera and I don’t want to be. Some moments are meant to be lived, not uploaded. Living here now, and before I’ve started to understand how everything I love can coexist. Fashion. Wellness. Touch. Care. Community. Nothing feels forced anymore. It feels woven. Helping the kids matters. Being an example matters. But so does honouring the child in me the one who always dreamed of creating, designing, building something of his own. This is where I am right now. With ups and downs. But consciously moving forward. Elysian is born and so my curiosity. A Greek word — a state of being. A feeling of peace, balance, beauty, creativity, and quiet elevation. Right now, I’m in the middle of it all. Creating. Questioning. Letting the garments develop instead of rushing them. Trusting the process. Gods Will, the pieces will come to life when they’re meant to. For now, I’m shaping the world they belong to the mood, the values, the emotion, the atmosphere. Learning as I go. Feeling tired at times, but deeply aligned. This is the @elysianbydm Not finished. Not perfect. But honest. And for the first time in a long while that feels enough. 🤍 #becoming #elysian #lifestyle #srilanka #wellness
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