So get out of your own way and take a step back to enjoy your creations this Christmas.

It’s not that you don’t know to do that. Far from it. But if you’re anything like me, you do forget to do it until someone or something reminds you. That’s what this is. A reminder. It’s the first part of the ultimate Christmas present—and for good reason too as you’ll discover.

This holiday season is as good a time as any to take stock of all the moments,...