The Next Right Thing - with Emily P. Freeman

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172: Make These 2 Lists Now Mar 30, 2021

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When you have a decision to make, the first place to start is not with a pro/con list. Instead, start with a Q+A list: questions and arrows. I'll use an example from my own life so you can see how this simple next-right-thing practice can help you discern your way through complicated, nuanced decisions. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott
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171: What to do When the World Opens Up Mar 23, 2021

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We've had a year of hearing about closings, shutdowns, and cancelations. We've become somewhat expert at navigating those last minute change of plans. But now that a new season is upon us and hope is creeping toward the door, maybe you're wondering why you still lack motivation and can't seem to get anything done? We've learned what to do when the world shuts down, but how are we supposed to move forward as it opens up again? Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Episode 120: What to do When The World Shuts Down
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170: Try Softer with Aundi Kolber Mar 16, 2021

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As restrictions lift and the season changes, you might be facing more decisions now than you have all year. Instead of trying hard to move through decision fatigue, what if trying softer is your next right thing? I'm talking with author, counselor, and kind human Aundi Kolber. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Try Softer by Aundi Kolber
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Episode 25: Come Home to Yourself
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169: Create Your 10 Minute Evening Routine Mar 09, 2021

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From dinner time to bedtime, evening can often feel like a mad dash to end the day. Instead of closing the day with intention, we have more of a hurry up and rest mindset. Rather than giving you guideposts to design your entire evening, I'll offer a framework to help you personalize a 10 minute evening routine to help you transition from the day into the evening that you can do anywhere, in any season, no matter where you are, who you're with, or what's gone wrong. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Episode 76: Create a Simple Morning Routine
Episode 90: Start with this Simple Rhythm
Episode 141: Redo Your Morning Routine
Hello Mornings by Kat Lee
The Universal Path to Life-Giving Routine by Kendra Adachi
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168: Is it Time to Dream Again? Mar 02, 2021

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Of all the things we lost in the last 12 months, one that has taken the longest for me to name is a sense of possibility. Maybe 2020 was the year the dreamers stopped dreaming. So much felt impossible for so long (and some things still do) — but a question is rising up in me and I wonder if it would be helpful for you too: is it time to begin to dream again? Here are three things to consider. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Leeana Tankersley's Instagram
We're Going There with Bianca Jaurez Olthoff
James VanDerBeek's Instagram
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167: Spiritual Direction for Beginners Feb 23, 2021

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What is spiritual direction and how is it different from counseling, discipling, mentorship, teaching, coaching, soul care, or friendship? We'll answer this and more in today's episode, including how spiritual direction can be a helpful practice in discerning our next right thing. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Spiritual Direction by Gary Moon and David Benner
Soul Care in African-American Practice by Barbara L. Peacock
Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
Sacred Companions by David Benner
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166: How to Cope With Disappointment Feb 16, 2021

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What is our next right thing when we're confronted with disappointment? What do we do when someone else's next right thing leads to our own broken heart? What if their win is our loss? What if their freedom leads to our grief? We're asking some difficult questions and not demanding answers but remaining open for the arrows. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Episode 76: Create A Simple Morning Routine
Episode 90: Start with this Simple Rhythm
Episode 141: Redoing Your Morning Routine
Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
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165: Journal Your Seasons Feb 09, 2021

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One way to make more confident decisions for your future is to reflect on decisions you've made in the past. I do this on a seasonal basis, but the goal is not to obey the calendar. The goal is to pay attention to your life. Here are three ways to practice seasonal reflection even if you are in the middle of a season. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places by Eugene Peterson
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164: Start With the Punchline in Mind with Michael Jr. Feb 02, 2021

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When it comes to finding your purpose and knowing your why, many of us have mixed feelings. On the one hand, it's inspirational and motivating. But there is another hand, and that's the one filled with anxiety and questioning: how do we know if we're on the right track? What if we don't have a clear sense of purpose? Author and comedian Michael Jr. helps us discern our next right thing without making things complicated. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Learn more about author and comedian Michael Jr.
Funny How Life Works by Michael Jr. (available March 2)
Know Your Why video on YouTube
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163: Reflection as Activism Jan 26, 2021

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When we witness dissonance in the world around us, when we see people make terrible choices on live TV or in the parking lot of a Starbucks or in the sanctuary of our churches or in the halls of a federal building and then we still have to decide what to make for dinner that night, it's disorienting at best, traumatizing at worst.

Many of us want to know: What can I do? What is my next right thing in this? It's an important question and it's not rhetorical. Listen in.

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