Every year, I see people approach the holidays as something to survive, as if health, peace, and meaning are temporarily on hold until January. But what if this season wasn’t a detour from your well-being? What if it was a chance to let the parts of your life that matter most shine a little brighter? That’s where the lifestyle pillars quietly do their best work.

November brings shorter days and longer nights: a natural invitation to slow down, rest, and recalibrate. As the seasons change, so does our physiology. With reduced daylight, melatonin extends, cortisol rises later in the morning, and body temperature drops earlier at night. These are gentle biological cues asking us to align more closely with rest and recovery.

The dog days of summer are here—the sun is high, the days are long, and time has a way of slipping by if we’re not paying attention. Before we know it, the air will cool, and summer will be behind us. So how can we slow it down?...Here's your invitation to take the 30-Day Presence Challenge.