The holidays can feel heavy when you’re already carrying so much. This season, give yourself permission to slow down, simplify, and protect your peace. You don’t have to attend every event, keep every tradition, or show up with a smile when your heart is tired. Small moments of grounding — a quiet breath, a soft boundary, a few minutes of stillness — can make room for calm to return to your body. This year, choose the things that nourish you instead of the things that drain y

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Peacebuilding isn’t passive. It’s a practice. One I’m learning to carry into every area of my life. Here’s what that looks like for me right now:

This isn’t about blind positivity. It’s about sacred perseverance. It’s about remembering that I wasn’t lost—I was in a season of dormancy. And dormancy isn’t death. It’s preparation.

Like the Sequoias, our resilience doesn’t mean we were untouched. It means we weren’t defeated.

That’s the power of compassion—it flows outward and inward at the same time. When I forgive, I’m not just practicing mercy for someone else; I’m making peace with the parts of me that still long for grace.

Some days this quiet reset feels luxurious. Some days it is mere survival. However, it is always restorative.