About Lorena De Luna

I am a 26-year-old Mexican American woman from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

I have been a content creator for the last three years. I have created audiences on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch through writing, fashion, chess, and general vlog content.

Throughout my life, I have lived with a focus on service with causes ranging from food insecurity to civic engagement.

I’ve been a creative writer since elementary school and competed in small competitions, but I’ve never released my writing on a grand scale. I’ve created something vulnerable to me, and I hope it is worthy of you connecting to.

About The Weight of Knowing

At 26, I am the age I thought I would have it all figured out. This must be true for many. You begin your adulthood, and you’re left to figure your life out. In this time, you replay everything you once knew in an attempt to guide your journey. It is in our nature to reflect for the sake of our survival. We are wired this way.

During this time, you begin knowing and unveiling the excruciating truths of your life. The beauty in the once seemingly mundane is now a moment to be grateful for.

In my newfound introspective and existential age, I am also left with questions. About everything really. Questions I plan to answer for myself with the wisdom that comes with age. I am content with the reflections I’ve had on my life, my epiphanies, and the questions I still have for the future.

Some scenarios you reflect on with kinder eyes. Others you only now understand the gravity of. While introspection has no limits in its themes, I have constructed a book of a few: home, family, work, love, and self.

While life is full of unravelling, this is what I know now.