The Next Right Thing - with Emily P. Freeman

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40: Keep Your Rest Jun 05, 2018

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Beneath our hectic schedules, our proud accomplishments, and our self-sufficiencies, we simply long to be loved and cared for right where we are, no strings attached.

Maybe in these few minutes we have together, our God will father and mother us in all the ways we need the most.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

Psalm 23
Choosing Rest: Cultivating a Sunday Heart in a Monday World by Sally Breedlove
Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You by John Ortberg
Rhythms of Rest: Finding the Spirit of Sabbath in a Busy World by Shelly Miller
The Dusty Ones: Why Wandering Deepens Your Faith by AJ Swoboda
Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight In Our Busy Lives by Wayne Muller
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39: Don't Give Your Critic Words May 29, 2018

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The voice of the critic can keep us from our next right thing. But not all critical voices are created equally. Here's help to discern who to listen to and who to ignore.

A few links from the episode:

A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman
Little Goat Diner - Our breakfast place!
Christine Caine
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38: Zoom Out May 22, 2018

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This one simple sentence from a New York pastry chef could help you shift your perspective and take your next right step. Listen in.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

How Milk Bar Founder Christina Tosi Went from Momofuku Employee to Bakery Chain CEO
Chef's Table: Christina Tosi (Season 4 Episode 1)via Netflix
To Bless This Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O'Donohue
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37: Take a Hometown Tour May 15, 2018

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With our full schedules and daily concerns, it's easy to feel overwhelmed with even the slightest disruption to our routine.

With that in mind, today's suggestion might seem counter-intuitive: disrupting our routine can sometimes be exactly what we need to get unstuck.

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36: Stay in Today May 08, 2018

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Two things guaranteed to make your day more complicated: unawareness of your current situation and exaggeration of your future inability to handle it.

Here's one simple practice to help you stay in today and simply do the next right thing.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

Psalm 118:24
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35: Be Kind (with Candace Cameron Bure) May 01, 2018

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When you're on a roll in Hollywood, you don't leave the industry. But that's exactly what actress, producer, and author Candace Cameron Bure decided to do.

In the midst of the fear and second-guessing, one character trait remained certain throughout her life and career transitions - kindness.

Listen in as she shares her story, because when you're in the midst of making a big decision, it helps to hear the decision-making process other people go through.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

Be Kind To One Another by Brian Morykon
The Burning Edge of Dawn by Andrew Peterson
Be Kind to Yourself by Andrew Peterson
Candace Cameron Bure
Kind Is The New Classy by Candace Cameron Bure
A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman
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34: Pick What You Like Apr 24, 2018

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The decisions that add to our fatigue aren't always big and significant ones. Sometimes things in life that are meant to be fun and delightful - choosing a paint color, wrapping a present, picking out plants - turn out instead to be one more decision we feel incapable of making.

What is the next right thing in situations that overwhelm us but shouldn't? How can we move forward as a beginner in areas where we may not feel a lot of confidence but wish we did?

Links + Resources From This Episode:

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Begin Again by Leeana Tankersley
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33: Gather Co-Listeners Apr 17, 2018

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If you are facing a big decision that could lead to a new start, perhaps you don't need a collection of gurus as much as you need a a group of co-listeners. Here's how I found mine.

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32: Stop Collecting Gurus Apr 10, 2018

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At a time when I felt pulled in many directions, I realized I was looking outside myself for a plan when I needed to look inside for a vision. My email inbox told me the story and this time, I had the good sense to pay attention.

Links + Resources From This Episode:

Episode 27: Stop Rushing Clarity
The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom by Henri Nouwen
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31: Be A Beginner Apr 03, 2018

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It's one thing to experience a new beginning, to usher in a time of new roles, new adventure, and new season of life. No matter what kind of new beginning a transition might bring, it also brings a new identity for us: a beginner.

I've discovered I don't love being a beginner. I'd rather be an expert, thank you very much. But being a beginner is an unavoidable part of life transition.

Let's close the gap between the joy of a new beginning and the dread of actually being a beginner by simply doing the next right thing.

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Begin Again: The Brave Practice of Releasing Hurt and Receiving Rest by Leanna Tankersley
Too Small To Ignore: Why the Least of These Matters Most by Wess Stafford
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