We all have tool kits and boxes. I have a tool kit with screwdrivers, a hammer, nails and random wrenches from ikea. I note that because most people won’t think I have a toolbox. Many wouldn’t even believe I put my own bookshelf together.

Well, besides literal tools we have mental tools and toolkits. We can be prepared for most situations if we allow ourselves to tap into our deeply embedded tools. They are there even if we don’t know it.

One tool that many of us honed this year, is that of hope. When we have and build upon hope we strengthen our inner core.