The Next Right Thing - with Emily P. Freeman

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142: Start With Your Senses Sep 01, 2020

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If you have decisions to make but feel like you're just circling around the same thoughts, fears, ideas, and possibilities in your head but can't find an out to take action, I want to invite you to journey with me over the course of the next several episodes toward discovering better decision-making habits by engaging our bodies, particularly our five senses. Listen in.

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Episode 141: Redo Your Morning Routine
My conversation with Susan Stabile on The Enneagram Journey
Embracing The Body by Tara Owens
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141: Redo Your Morning Routine Aug 25, 2020

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Sometimes we create routines and other times, we have to break them down. Today's episode is an encouragement for anyone who feels stuck because the routines you had before aren't working anymore. Solidarity, sister. Listen in.

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Uncover personal stories about your past at ancestry.com
Episode 76: Create a Simple Morning Routine
Episode 90: Start with This Simple Rhythm
Episode 140: Do the Opposite
Shannan Martin's Instagram account
Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison
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140: Do The Opposite Aug 18, 2020

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In the fifth season of Seinfeld, Jerry's friend George Costanza decided to do the opposite of his instincts and as a result, he had the best day of his life. Ignoring your instincts may not be good advice, but there's still something to learn from doing the opposite. Listen in.

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Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor
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139: Decide Once (with Kendra Adachi) Aug 11, 2020

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I have invited one of my best friends in the world, author Kendra Adachi, to sit down and talk with us about simplifying our choices by deciding once (when we can) and remembering that we are the boss of our decisions and not the other way around. Listen in.

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The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
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Cozy Minimalist Home by Myquillyn Smith
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138: Leave It Behind Aug 04, 2020

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When it comes to the decisions we have to make, the choices we carry and the many potential roads we could walk down, its important to remember that we don't face these decisions neutrally or at zero every time. Like a good novelist begins her story with the story already happening, that's how we arrive at every decision we make. And that means we're carrying some things we may need to leave behind. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Episode 137: Remember What You Know
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Details about preorder bonuses here).
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The Sacrament of Letting Go by Macrina Wiederkehr
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137: Remember What You Know Jul 28, 2020

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From the scientists to the school board, no one really knows for sure what the next best step is in the midst of this continuing coronavirus epidemic — and those who thought they knew for sure before keep changing their minds. We have to make decisions without all the facts, with a rapidly changing landscape of advice, and with fewer certainties we've come to rely upon. Now more than ever it's essential to remember what we already know and practice doing just the next right thing. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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Episode 33: Gather Co-Listeners
Psalm 23 (MSG)
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136: Decision-Making for Slow Processors Jul 21, 2020

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Today's episode is inspired by a few comments I received after I shared on Instagram that I am a slow processor. Several of you raised your hand and said you are slow processors too and it's good to hear from someone like me who continues to put content out weekly and seems to be a functioning human adult person but that I too am someone who thinks slow. Is there room for slow processing in this fast moving world? How can we make thoughtful decisions when everything moves so fast? Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

The Next Right Thing listeners can get 2 free months of Skillshare! Details here.
10 Things To Tell You: Has The Internet Ever Changed Your Mind?
Episode 60: Start Before You're Ready
Essentialism by Greg McKewon
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135: Fill The Vault Jul 14, 2020

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For the last few years, I've created some intentional space to slow down a bit on purpose around the same time every year. In today's episode I wanted to share with you what that looks like practically and a few ideas that could help you do the same. Listen in.

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The Actor's Life by Jenna Fischer
The Nap Ministry on Instagram
Episode 88: Come Away For A While
The Rest of the Body // A Guest Post by Tara M. Owens
Embracing the Body by Tara Owens
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134: How to Pray When You're Sad Jul 07, 2020

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How can we continue to move forward when so many things seem like they're standing still? When we're still carrying grief? When our hearts are broken? Sometimes our next right thing isn't to solve a problem, it's to carry it longer. It's called lament and I'm learning it is my next right thing. Maybe it's yours too?

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This Too Shall Last by K.J. Ramsey
Psalm 13 (NIV)
The Redemptive Edge: Creative Action Begins with Lament
Whistling in the Dark by Frederick Buechner
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133: Learn The Art of Asking Questions Jun 30, 2020

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American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer John Dewey once said, "We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience." At the end of every month, I take some time to reflect because in order to discern my next right thing, it's important to learn from the past. If you would like to practice refection but don't know where to start, asking and answering questions is a solid beginning. Today I'll show you how. Listen in.

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