GRIT: When you Walk Through a Storm in a Chaotic World (Global Healing Response)

As Global Healing Response turns its attention to a new aspect of this year's theme of authenticity, in this episode, we explore the topic of GRIT and its importance for staying true to ourselves in today's chaotic world. We consider understanding grit not just as determination, but a blend of passion, perseverance, and the courage to stay true to our core values despite the various challenges we may face. We explore how grit aligns with groundedness, guiding us to sustain our efforts, nurture our inner drive, and foster a stable sense of self and resilience. As always, we invite you to join us in holding intention, and suggest practices for cultivating grit, nurturing authenticity, and remaining steadfast amidst life's adversities.

Intentions and prayers start at 17 minutes 11 seconds.

Suggested Intention Focus for this week

This week, as we enter a new quarter and focus for Global Healing Response, focusing on the theme of grit and its importance for remaining authentic, we suggest holding as our main intention:

I will to endure and keep walking, not because my journey may always be simple, but because I know I am never alone.

Please join us in holding this.

Global Healing Response resources, 2025 Quarter 2 theme – Authenticity / Grit,  https://globalhealingresponse.com/ghr-2025-q1-authenticity-groundedness-2/

Global Healing Response 2025 Theme introduction, Authenticity, https://www.heartfulimpact.com/e/embracing-authenticity-a-new-years-journey-to-true-change/

Listen to Ellen talk to Brother Dave Kenneally about how to persevere when bad things happen, https://www.heartfulimpact.com/e/how-to-be-mindful-when-bad-things-happen%e2%80%93brother-dave/

Chapter markers:

00:00:00     Introduction

00:01:39     Exploring the Nature of Grit

00:02:45     Defining Grit

00:08:38     Importance of Grit in Authenticity

00:12:52     Developing Perseverance

00:15:13     Embracing Grace in Challenges

00:17:11     Intentions and Prayers

Sources referenced in this episode:

Swedish research on authenticity and wellbeing: Vainio, M.M., Daukantaitė, D. Grit and Different Aspects of Well-Being: Direct and Indirect Relationships via Sense of Coherence and Authenticity. J Happiness Stud 17, 2119–2147 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-015-9688-7

https://www.stevenfulmer.com/grit-resilience-in-the-time-of-dysfunction/

https://www.newharbinger.com/blog/self-help/what-is-grit-and-why-is-it-important/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-bad-authentically-gritty-part-1-grit-caroline-miller-mapp/

https://dictionary.apa.org/grit

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/what_does_it_mean_to_have_grit

https://www.creativitypost.com/article/grit_and_authenticity

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/perseverance-creativity-authenticity-jonathan-de-kryger--ylcre/

https://steverosephd.com/how-to-be