Chinese New Year stretched all of us this year. There was a Chinatown meltdown, car-ride check-ins, overstimulated evenings, and traditions quietly let go. My toddler said he was okay — and also that he wanted to go home. Both were true. We didn’t do it perfectly. But we didn’t lose each other. And in a season full of expectations, that felt like the only tradition worth protecting.

When compassion meets accountability, balance isn’t loud — it’s quiet, deliberate, and sometimes uncomfortable. Light Finds Balance captures that tension: the meeting of shadow and light, strength and softness, as we learn to hold empathy without losing integrity.