We find ourselves at the end of another year. And whatever you celebrate this season, these long nights are a time to rest, hope for light and longer days, and reflect on what has happened in the past year. Peace brings much needed clarity.

Like so many painful experiences, there’s opportunity bundled with the bad. Our lives have chapters we’d never expect. Plot twist is an understatement. Sometimes we’re the Director and sometimes we feel like an extra in the cast. Waiting it out on the sidelines hoping to stand out and be chosen.

Check in on how you’re showing up in your life. Check in meetings, at dinner, before bed. Are you clinging to life by your fingernails? Are you gripped with tension when in reality you’re simply sitting in a chair looking at a screen?