Go With The Flow

2026 has felt…different. Both for me personally and in my business.

Looking back, I can see that the shift actually started building throughout 2025. A feeling that maybe I didn’t need to push so hard or control every outcome to make things work.

I started noticing how much energy was going into trying to make everything perfect. The new product launches, the content, the direction. And at some point, it just stopped feeling sustainable and more like I was forcing rather than letting things flow.

So I began experimenting with something that didn’t come naturally at first: slowing down and going with the flow.

In 2025, I invested a lot into a new launch for Luna & Jade. I spent over $10k on inventory, directed a full video and photoshoot, hired a marketing expert and truly went all in expecting it to take off.

But it didn’t.

I still remember launch day. I hit publish on all the new pieces fully expecting the sales notifications to start rolling in like they had in the past. And while there were sales, they came in slowly… really slowly. Slow enough that I found myself going back to my website just to make sure everything was actually live and not still sitting in draft mode.

Looking back, I can see how much energy I poured into the optics of it all. How everything looked, how polished the listings were, how perfect it all felt on the surface. And even though something about the entire launch process felt off, I pushed through it instead of listening to my gut.

I carried that energy into 2026, even while my body was clearly asking for a break. So I finally listened and took one.

Since January, I’ve posted on social media for my business just 16 times…in five months. That’s a huge shift from where I used to be posting twice a day, showing up on stories often, and making sure everything looked active, visible, and “perfect.”

And honestly, this break has taught me a lot. Mainly, that the things meant for you don’t require constant force. Sales have still come in, and I’ve been able to stay aligned with myself in this season even though if I’m being honest, it hasn’t been the easiest one.

On a personal note, January felt like a whirlwind. It was our last month at home before spring training, and there’s always this pressure to fit everything into 31 days. During that time, I started to feel a level of anxiety I hadn’t experienced in a long time.

That feeling followed me into February, which we spent in Florida for the start of unofficial baseball season. By mid-month, I wasn’t in a great place. I had a hard time being present and enjoying the day-to-day because my mind was constantly trying to figure out what was wrong and how to fix it.

Then things shifted quickly. Later that month, we found out my grandpa’s health had taken a turn. Instead of staying in Florida for three months, we packed everything up in a single day. On my birthday, we rented a car and drove 18.5 hours back home.

Seven days later, my sweet grandpa passed away. And just like that, the anxiety I had been carrying was now layered with a kind of grief I had never experienced before.

At that point, the only thing I knew to do was try to fight the anxiety and try to fix it as quickly as possible so I could get back to my normal routine, my travels, and everything I had planned.

But what actually happened was the opposite.

The more I tried to force myself to feel better, the worse it got. That constant need to fix it and push through only pulled me deeper into the spiral, leading to canceled plans, more overwhelm, and feeling even more stuck in it all.

What I’m learning (slowly but surely) is that forcing, fighting, and constantly trying to fix everything is often the exact opposite of what we actually need. The more we push, the more resistance we create. It’s like being in a boat, gripping the oars and paddling against the current, exhausting ourselves trying to control where we’re going. But sometimes, the most powerful thing we can do is set the oars down and let the current carry us. Not in a way that means giving up, but in a way that allows trust, space, and a little more ease. Because when we stop fighting so hard, we often find that we were already being guided exactly where we needed to go.

As always, cheering you on.🖤

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