01/09/2026
Today feels heavy y’all. Between national news and things happening close to home here in Portland, it’s one of those days where everything feels a little (or a lot) harder for many of us.
Holding space for my community, for those hurting, and for kindness right now. 💛
I know travel inspo can be a fun distraction & many of us are looking for little pockets of joy. But today I feel like I need to pause - and express the grief I’ve been carrying. It feels like this lump in my throat has been growing for months.
Maybe some of you feel similarly. You’re trying to balance daily life & keeping some kind of normalcy for survival but there is a deep yearning to heal the wounds of the world … with a complete “where the f**k do we start?!”
Some days I feel so small. So afraid. And I have to admit that doing this without my mom here feels really scary. As mothers, sometimes we say “it’s going to be ok” even when we aren’t sure. Even when we know that it probably won’t really be ok. But right now I’d give anything for that little reassurance from her.
So I don’t know what all I’m trying to say. Just that I see you - and if you’re constantly on the verge of tears like I’ve been for months, just waiting for something to bend or break, maybe you just need to hear that it’s going to be alright.
🫶🏼,
LK