How I Escaped The Holiday Pressure Machine Forever [fiction]
Published 2024-12-22 07-57
The Story
The holidays hit different when you’re calling your own shots. Trust me, I learned this the hard way.
Last year? Total chaos. Every party, every tradition, every “must-do” landed on my plate. By January 1st, I was drained and honestly kind of resentful. Not exactly holiday spirit goals.
Then I read Chapter 6 of “The Journey – I Wish I Knew This Before I Was 21” and it clicked. Empowerment isn’t just a fancy LinkedIn buzzword – it’s about choosing what actually matters to you.
So this year, I made my own rules:
– Vision board \(yes, really\) with specific intentions
– “No” to energy-draining obligations
– “Yes” to traditions that light me up
– Zero guilt about any of it
Here’s the wild part: the more I owned my choices, the more the season felt magical. Not the forced, Instagram-perfect kind of magical. The real deal.
Need permission to skip that awkward office party? Consider this your sign. Want to start your own weird traditions? Go for it.
Your holiday season, your rules. That’s what real empowerment looks like.
\(And if you want the full playbook on owning your choices, grab Chapter 6 of The Journey. Game-changer stuff.\)
This post was inspired by Chapter 6 of “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21” book, at
https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey/.
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Keywords: wokeup, holiday stress relief, personal boundary setting, seasonal self-care strategies