The Holidays: The Cheer, Joy, Pain, and Plans
Do you find yourself living with a mix of joy and pain during the holiday season? In this episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, co-host Steven Macek discusses the power of looking forward to the future to deal with pain during the holidays.
Learn about the benefits of setting goals rather than resolutions and how it frees your spirit from the present reality of pain.
Who Is Steven Macek?
"The Medium" Steven Macek is a familiar guest and co-host on the podcast and an established bridge between the spirit world and our physical world. As a busy professional, healer, and more, he knows the value of using goals to move from where you are to where you want to be.
Living With a Mix of Holiday Emotions
While you consider the holiday season a time of enhanced cheer and joy, many also feel pain that makes the waning months of the year a difficult time. You might feel different types of pain; while some people experience a flare-up of physical chronic pain as the months become cold and dry, others find themselves in intense emotional pain as they remember the loved ones who are no longer with them.
Planning Grants a Freedom of Spirit
When you experience freedom of spirit, you're not shackled to the present moment by pain. While you should embrace living in the present, we've discussed the importance of setting your intentions for the future. Furthermore, living with physical and emotional pain impedes your ability to live in the moment fully.
Using the holidays to start planning for the new year reduces pain because it gives you something to look forward to. As someone who regularly helps people heal from the death of a loved one, Steven knows how much planning a life without the person you love is both painful and freeing.
Mastering the Skill of Planning
If you need to improve at planning, don't worry. It's a skill you can develop and learn by following these tips:
Take your time planning for the new year. Early December is the perfect time to reflect back on the year and set intentions for the next one.
Think about the lessons you learned and set goals for improvement.
Set specific, measurable goals rather than unspecific or generalized resolutions.
Align your goals with your purpose in life.
Connecting with Steven F. Macek
The G.R.I.P. Method
G.R.I.P. stands for "Greatness Requires Intention & Purpose," and many who have followed this method can attest to that. This strategy helps people find their goals, inspirations, and visions and execute them with clear intentions through planning, purpose, and integrity. It works with science and psychology to make dreams a reality.
It is a roadmap that guides you through struggles and hardships, with the final destination being the life you want to lead or the changes you wish to make. The G.R.I.P. Method offers a plan to go from fear to freedom and helps you break away from where past attempts did not work.
