Karma is often misunderstood as punishment, but at its core, it’s about balance, cause and effect, and alignment. The seeds we plant—whether love, humility, and patience, or fear, pride, and avoidance—shape the reality we experience. This year has been a stark reminder of karma’s truth: what we sow, we inevitably reap. It’s a call to take an honest inventory of how we show up in life for ourselves and others.