Haven’t heard of Steven Izen? That’s okay, because he’s not a celebrity or a high-profile guru or anything like that. Izen is the founder of Lokai, a company that makes simple, pretty bracelets that contain water from the snows of Mount Everest, and mud from the shores of the Black Sea, the highest and lowest points on earth, respectively. And while these bracelets have some very famous fans, that’s not the real reason we’re digging them; 10 percent of the net profits from Lokai are donated to fantastic charitable organizations like Pencils of Promise, charity: water, the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, and others.

The message of the flexible, wear-anywhere accessory is as simple as its design: When you’ve reached a high point, stay humble, and when you’re reached a low point, stay hopeful. Inspired by Izen’s own experience of hitting a terrible low point after receiving the news that his grandfather was ill with Alzheimer’s, the bracelet is a symbol of the cyclical nature of happiness and pain. Everyone’s life is filled with some wonderful joys, but on the other side of the coin, every life also has moments of sorrow.

In the spirit of the Lokai bracelent, in 2015 we will try to find balance and gratitude in every experience. A whole life is made up of both good and bad, high and low, light and dark. Let’s look for wholeness—a more complicated matter than happiness, but one worth striving for.