THE FUSE

The National Retail Federation estimates that shoppers will spend an extraordinary $1 trillion on holiday gifts this year, a figure that eclipses every season before it. Yet amid this surge of consumer generosity, the most meaningful gift isn’t the latest status watch or sports car, and it doesn’t come wrapped or purchased. Whether or not you benefit from this wave of consumer generosity, the most powerful and lasting gift available to you is one only you can give: the quiet, transformative gift of reflection.