February 9 will always be a hard day for me. It marks another year since my dad’s passing, another reminder of the space he once filled, and another wave of emotions I can’t always put into words. Grief is strange like that—it never fully leaves, it just shapeshifts, revealing itself in unexpected moments. Some years, it’s heavy. Other years, it’s quieter, like a ghost lingering in the corners of my mind. But no matter how it shows up, I feel it.
This year, the sadness hit me hard. The ache of loss, the memories, the longing—it all came flooding back. And yet, through the sorrow, I found something else, too. Inspiration. A reminder of why I create, why I pour my heart and soul into my art. Because in the deepest pain, there is also transformation.
I’ve always believed that art is a form of alchemy—the power to take something dark, something heavy, and transmute it into something beautiful, something healing. That’s what I did with my first solo project, "This Must Be Love." I released it in 2020, one year after losing my dad, as a way to process my grief. The five songs on the EP were inspired by the five stages of grief, loosely woven together through my personal experiences with loss, love, and the search for meaning after everything falls apart.
That project was my way of making sense of what felt impossible to understand. It was raw, vulnerable, and deeply personal, but I knew I had to share it. Because grief is universal. Loss is something we all face at some point, and if my music could help even one person feel less alone in their pain, then it was worth it.
Even now, years later, I still carry that same intention in my music. I channel my emotions—whether it’s grief, heartbreak, or joy—into songs that I hope will connect with others who have felt the same. My art is my way of turning pain into something meaningful, of honoring my dad’s memory by creating something lasting, something real.
So even though February 9 will always hold a weight in my heart, I know that the love never fades. And as long as I keep creating, keep sharing, keep transmuting the sadness into something that can touch others—I know that he’s still with me.
If you’ve ever felt loss, if you’ve ever struggled to make sense of your emotions, just know this: you are not alone. Your pain has meaning. And you, too, have the power to alchemize it into something beautiful.
With love,
Luna
Listen to "This Must Be Love" below:
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