Dreamy Cappuccino - Inspiring stories, musings, memoirs

Send us a textWhat happens when a wild soul meets the word "discipline"? In this raw and real reflection, I dive into my complicated relationship with structure, pushing, and pressure. From marathon metaphors to pressure cookers, heartbreaks, and theatre rehearsals — this isn't your typical productivity pep talk. If you've ever felt torn between wanting to float free and needing to follow through, this one's for you.

Send us a textWhat happens when your muse says, “Screw being good—go be you”?This story is an unapologetic joyride into bubblegum punk freedom. A pink Harley, obnoxious chewing, peacock takedowns, dancing in the rain, and cocktails with a side of rebellion.A celebration of everything shrill, juicy, loud, and radically alive.Because pink isn't cute—it's powerful.Because the world needs fewer bloated turkeys and more bubble-bursting rebels.And because sometimes, the most honest thing you can do… is peng.✨ Join the next Dreamy Cappuccino Gathering: https://www.anjakersten.com/events

Send us a textApple strudel. Bread with chives. Gelbwurst, with or without. These small details become portals—pulling us through time, across landscapes of memory, through hallways lined with invisible fogs of unexpressed dreams.In this tender and melancholic piece, Anja weaves together tastes, sounds, and spaces to explore how ancestral weight and generational silence seep into the everyday. The story touches on the unspoken grief of unlived lives—and how that grief can linger in houses, in habits, and in us.✨ Join the next Dreamy Cappuccino Gathering: https://www.anjakersten.com/events

Send us a textA junk drawer, a junk closet... or a junk garage? So many options for all the bits and pieces we tuck away and forget. In this wildly whimsical and deeply human story, we dive into the oddities of our inner clutter—the half-forgotten dreams, the rituals we abandoned, the old pence stuck to chewed-up gum, and the pink pipe we definitely didn't put there.Through Anja's playful narration and sudden detours into the surreal, The Junk Drawer becomes a metaphor for all the parts of ourselves we tend to shove aside. But what if—just maybe—that drawer holds a little magic too?✨ Join the next Dreamy Cappuccino Gathering: https://www.anjakersten.com/events

Send us a textFootprints in the sand—traces of existence, about to be washed away. The sea, an eternal keeper of the past, dissolves them without hesitation. What remains is an open canvas, free from expectation, justification, or the need to make sense. This story dives into the beauty of impermanence, the liberation of absurdity, and the joy of creating without constraint. Can we let go and create anew, without the weight of fixed ideas?☕ Curious minds are always welcome at my Dreamy Online Cappuccino Gathering → Join here

Send us a textA tongue, tired of its fate, dreams of becoming something else—something freer, something with fewer burdens. It resents the tastes forced upon it, longing for the gentle touch of the outside world. But can we ever truly escape who we are? A tale of longing, resistance, and the quiet whisper of self-acceptance.☕ Curious minds are always welcome at my Dreamy Online Cappuccino Gathering → Join here

Send us a textShe arrives in a whirlwind of drums, pink feather earrings, and roaring laughter. My muse—bold, untamed, and unapologetic—doesn't ask for permission. She challenges the rules, makes noise when I don't, and refuses to let me disappear. With wild energy and a fierce belief in me, she shakes the walls, stirs my soul, and leaves me holding drumsticks and echoes of her laughter. But will I trust her? Will I let her stay?Listen now and step into the untamed rhythm of The Wild Muse.☕ Curious minds are always welcome at my Dreamy Online Cappuccino Gathering → Join here 

Send us a textThe scapegoat is gone. The arena, once filled with blame and accusations, stands empty—but the finger pointers can't stop pointing. What happens when there's no one left to take the blame? This story explores the strange aftermath of scapegoating, the energy of blame returning to its senders, and the question of whether anyone will ever leave the arena. Some make it out—most don't. Will they ever put their fingers down?☕ Curious minds are always welcome at my Dreamy Online Cappuccino Gathering → Join here https://www.anjakersten.com/events

Send us a textIn this episode, I share a deeply mysterious and haunting tale of a woman standing at the edge of her own darkness. Sleepless nights, overwhelming sorrow, and a desire to escape consume her. As the moon falls and the night holds its secrets, she makes a choice—though whether it's an end or a new beginning remains uncertain.This is a story of confronting internal turmoil, the weight of past sorrows, and the restless ache for change. A moment of decision looms, but where it leads—no one can say.Listen in, and let the story unfold in its own way.✨ Curious to explore more of these deep themes? Join my Dreamy Cappuccino online gathering, where we explore life, creativity, and the unspoken. Check my website for upcoming dates.https://www.anjakersten.com/events

Send us a textIn this episode, I bring you a story from the Wild West—where cowboys don't just fight duels; they fight something far more elusive: joie de vivre. When one cowboy decides to capture it, things don't go as planned. Smoke clouds his mind, frustration takes hold, and in a split second of instinct… the unthinkable happens.A tale of destruction, lost vitality, and the struggle between control and surrender. What happens when we try to tame the untamable? Listen in and find out.✨ Want to explore creative storytelling and deep conversations? Join my Dreamy Cappuccino online gathering—where artists and thinkers break free from self-silencing. Check my website for upcoming dates!https://www.anjakersten.com/events

Send us a textIn this episode, I share a raw and powerful story—one that speaks to the feeling of being trapped, of performing for a world that demands your presence but rejects your truth. A tiger, once wild and majestic, now caged and broken, questions its existence. But even in the depths of sorrow, something stirs—a flicker of defiance, a reminder of sharp claws and untamed spirit.This story is for anyone who has ever felt silenced, who has fought to reclaim their true self. Listen in, and let's sharpen our claws together.✨ Want to connect with fellow creatives who get it? Join my Dreamy Cappuccino online gathering—a space for deep conversations, artistic exploration, and breaking free from self-silencing. Find out more and sign up on my website: https://www.anjakersten.com/events

Send us a textIn this episode, I explore what it truly means to create freely, sharing my philosophy around the creative process and how embracing freedom in creation allows us to express our most authentic selves. After the musing, I dive into a personal reflection on how navigating health challenges has shaped my creative practice and the importance of honoring both creativity and imperfection.You can join me for upcoming Dreamy Cappuccino gatherings https://www.anjakersten.com/events—a space where we come together to reflect and create. And if you haven't already, check out my latest dance reel on YouTube, where I break free and embrace the joy of movement!"

After having met Mirat's dad by accident and finding out, that he trumpet roars like those lions, Tschibidad is on a mission to find Mirat, who apparently chirrups like a bird. He vows to not only find Mirat, but also to bring him back to his dad for a last conversation. Little does he know that Mirat's got quite a reputation. Finally they both are face to face. with one another. How will Mirat react, when Tschibidad tells him his story? This is the last part of the story, enjoy! If you would like to support Dreamy Cappuccino, you can do this on Kofi by buying me a cup of coffeehttps://ko-fi.com/anjakerstenWhere is the beginning,  has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com. 

Mirat, the lion who chirrups and his mom leave the clan and wonder towards the middle of the world all by themselves. Because no one else would have them. When Mirat's mom falls ill and grows weaker from day to day he looks lovingly after her. Tschibidad on the other hand, the bird who's roaring like a lion, happens to encounter a trumpet lion. Not any trumpet lion, but Mirat's dad, who asks him a favour...If you would like to support Dreamy Cappuccino, you can do this on Kofi by buying me a cup of coffeehttps://ko-fi.com/anjakerstenWhere is the beginning,  has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com. 

Mirat, a trumpet lion is different to all the other lions in his clan. He isn't able to trumpet roar like all the other ones, but instead to his mom's dismay, chirrups like a bird. Soon, he stops to open his mouth altogether and grows silent. Eventually, both Mirat and his mom leave the clan . In another part of the world far away, Tschibidad, a Mozart bird, loves to play practical jokes on others, because when he opens his mouth he doesn't chirrup, but trumpet roar instead. Imagine how surprised Tschibidad is, when one day he learns about Mirat, the trumpet lion. Where is the beginning,  has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com. 

Eddy knows, that his days are counted, since he's not working properly anymore. While he's lovingly ticking into Paula's ear, he's wondering whether she feels the same for him. Will she soon get rid of him, thinking he's outdated? He believes they still can have a wonderful time together and while Paula is still sleeping he murmurs into her ear: 'Paula, I love you!'Where is the beginning,  has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com. 

Today on 21. of March is the official beginning of spring, but is it really? How do we define a beginning, when does it really start? When the baby has taken its first brith, when some flowers are showing up? Maybe life is not as defined with beginnings and endings as we always thought, maybe it is rather a circler? In this musing I invite you to ponder with me and gain a new perspective on how we see things. Where is the beginning,  has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com. 

This story is in many ways so fitting to our times with our world having pretty much changed from one day to the other. The main character, Robin the seal has to go through something similar. He grows up in a seal sanctuary, where fish rain from heaven until one day, they take him away and nothing is the same anymore. How will he cope? Robin will make you smile and ponder all at the same time. Fish come from heaven, right, has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

The cushion of love is a poem about what happens when we allow ourselves to feel the fear until it's done and if we are lucky we have an unexpected cushion of love inside ourselves to fall back on to. The cushion of love, has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

In this heartwarming story we encounter a mole, who's digging deep tunnels into the earth and decides to not move anymore. He's just siting and waiting, until... Until an angel appears and leads him out of the tunnels. To his surprise the angel reveals to him, that he isn't a mole. Find out who he is in reality and what happens next. The mole, who thought to be a mole but wasn't, has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

This is a partly a memoir and a partly a musing. Years ago I encountered Dunboy Castle on the Beara Peninsula in Ireland, before it was rebuilt as a hotel. It was just a ruin surrounded by cows on a meadow. I love ruins, because they remind us of past times and also remind us, that we can be imperfect, allowing the past to be carried over into the present. I love ruins has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

There's barren land, that's black, bleak and burned, until the narrator finds a rose, asking for help. It's dying and now the adventure starts, because the only one who can help is the rainbow dragon, who looks like a dragon fly residing in the rainbow waterfalls. This story is about looking inside and resurrecting what's nearly been dead, tending to the garden of our own soul, where ultimately the magic resides. The rainbow dragon, who looked like a dragon fly has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

There's a star, that yearns to fall from the skies into the waters of the sea of life. With the power of his imagination, he makes something sheerly impossible become possible. This is a story about the power of surrender and what magic can happen when we allow ourselves to fall, let go and transform into something else. The star, which turned into a starfish has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

This is a story about my beloved grandma, who was the queen of the food parcel. Usually she would sent me one of her famous stollen, but not this one time... It turned out to be a heartwarming surprise. What would I give to get another of her food parcels. 5 apples, 10 pieces of lumpsugar, cranberry jelly and a corer has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

This is a very recent poem, which has been written during lock down in Ireland, depicting Anja's personal experience with the situation; the fears and hopes we deal with in a time of great uncertainty. The question is: Can we create a better world or do we go back to normal...The poem for now has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

Surrounded by splendour and grandiosity, they never compare themselves with their neighbours. They know who they are, they are the ones, who invite people in. Listen to this surreal little story and find out who they are. The grand union has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

Emilia wants change and Albert can't move, he's too set in his old ways. When Emilia starts to walk away into a new life, Albert has to make a choice, whether he's gonna come along or whether his principles are stronger than his love. Albert & Emilia has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

The question is: 'Are the extra terrestrials hoovering the trolls away without us noticing?' Mind you, most of us even don't notice trolls anymore... Which brings me to the next question are houses nervous systems affected by hoovering maniacs or do they rather enjoy it like a massage? I am leading you through a labyrinth of very important questions, we all should consider. I might not have the answers to them, but asking questions is more important than having answers. The ones that do have them, are already dead! Maybe it is a troll hoover has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

There was a bee, that had specialised on butter instead of honey, hence butter bee. She loved butter and sometimes got quite drunk on it, if she wasn't careful. The meat eating plant fortunately had made her a special cloak, so that the butter wouldn't stick to her wings, while she was dig-eating her way through the butter tunnels. Unfortunately the other bees were making fun of her, until one day she couldn't take it anymore. She decided to move out. This is when she met the knot tree, who not only offered her a new home but also a wonderful friendship. The butter bee and the knot tree has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

Maybe it was to be expected. Birds and chairs might have just too different personalities to live together. The crake and the duck were a couple and freshly in love, when they stumbled across the two empty chairs, twins, who had been abandoned by their previous owner. Apparently they weren't fashionable enough anymore. Of course the crake and the duck took pity, taking the twins in. The only problem was, they got terribly on each others nerves. And this is where the origins of the legendary nerve quarter stem from, spreading the irritation virus. The legendary nerve quarter has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

There's a highly sensitive flat, which would prefer to live in California instead of damp Cornwall, England. But her narcissistic owner isn't interested in her needs, assuming she's as robust as himself. When the damp patch on the ceiling grows bigger and bigger, he blames it on his tenants. Claiming, that the freshly moved in tall boyfriend is using too much oxygen. A device gets installed, measuring how much air the couple is using. When it has reached a certain limit, the alarm goes off. The question is: 'Will there be a resolution to the problem or will the tenants have to dive with oxygen masks through their flat instead?' The highly sensitive flat has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

Backtalking is an art, talking behind someone else's back to be precise, gossiping, is an art! The backtalking specialist is telling you directly what you need to do to become an accomplished backtalker. There's many advantages to learning this skill. Mainly you never have to change anything about yourself. Nevertheless you can release some stuffed down emotions without being responsible. Who wouldn't want that... The art of backtalking has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

There's a very curious mouse, who walks into an old, abandoned heating, just for fun. To her dismay, she can't find the exit anymore. It's like an elaborate labyrinth. Time passes on with her being stuck in the same place, the heating. But the clever mouse has a brilliant idea. She decides to make music inside of the heating, so that someone can hear her and come to the rescue. Will she be saved? The lost mouse in the heating has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

Great news, if you had enough of taking on responsibility in this life, there's a way out. You either walk through the corridor of the thousand doors, or you find the transmission bench. I know where it is. The opportunities are endless, you can choose metal, wood or stone. Because the portal is quite old, it doesn't do plastic. You just need to say:'I want to become a bench.' That's it. Find out about the endless advantages of being a bench instead of a human. The transmission bench enabler will tell you all you need to know. The transmission bench has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

In blueberry land everything looks the same and while all the other blueberries roll joyously around, there's one particular blueberry, that's not as happy as all the others. She wonders what's on the other side of the strictly guarded borders of blueberry land. One night she dares what no one dared before. The blueberry wants to find out whether there's something different, which is not blue on the other side...The snoring blueberry has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

The hornet hooverer saves people by hoovering hornets at events like weddings. The pasta measurer on the other hand decides at pasta making competitions, who gets a certificate or not and therefore is allowed to sell their freshly made pasta to supermarkets and so on. Both men are not only highly respected members of society, but also share a dark secret... Meetings on the hill has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

The professional shitholder is digesting all the unwanted emotions other people don't want to deal with and that's why he/she is earning shitloads of money. But nobody likes them, because it's like with the dentists, they are needed and that's about it. Especially the light workers look down upon the shitholders, which is bizarre. Since, if the professional shitholders went on strike, the light workers would need to deal with their own shit and therefore wouldn't be able to escape to Cloud Nr.9 anymore. Cloud Nr. 9 has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten, http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

There's a turtle, that lives in the sea as well as on land, but mainly in the sea. One day, when things get too turbulent around her, she decides to go for a stroll on land. The turtle ventures further than she ever has before until she encounters a beautiful frog concert. The conductor frog is not very happy to see her and blames her for eavesdropping and not paying a ticket for the concert. This is when everything goes terribly wrong and the turtle has to find a way out of this harmful situation. She decided to walk back to the sea with a jumping, enraged frog on top of her shell...When the frog wanted to steal the turtle's shell has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.

Mr. Somebody or Nobody loves his old typewriter he named after his ex-wife Emilia. Every day he sits down and writes nonsense. His fingers dash down on the letters to form the morst absurd nonexistent words. But one day, everything is different! The K has disappeared and all the other letters are hovering just above where they used to be. From this moment on everything is different. Find out what happened to Mr. Somebody or Nobody and more importantly where the K went to and listen to the whole story. When the k disappeared has been written and recorded by Anja Kersten, http://anjakersten.com. Her e- book Inappropriate Colours, 12 story-delights can be purchased on Amazon as well as all the other retailers. The music has been composed by Chelsea Edwardson, find out more about her on her website https://www.chelseaedwardson.com.