The Next Right Thing

Today's episode is all about the one thing I'm doing in my work that is saving my life this year. Links + Resources From This Episode: The Next Right Thing Pre-order Bonuses: Discern + Decide and audiobook for free! Michael Hyatt hope*writers Recapturing the Wonder by Mike Cosper The Writing Life by Annie Dillard Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

If we want to make life decisions in a better way, then we can't wait to start with the decision. We actually need to start with the life. That's what a rhythm of life is for. I'd love to help you create one. Links + Resources From This Episode: Discern + Decide - Here's how you can get this brand new class for free Episode 71: Let Time Be Your Friend Faithful Presence by David Fitch Preparing for Jesus by Walter Wangerin Jr Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

If you've ever felt like you could make better decisions if only you had more time or wished for time to stop just for a while so you could catch your breath, today's episode is for you. Links + Resources From This Episode: Join The Next Right Thing Book Launch Team - through 2/22 The Dusty Ones: Why Wandering Deepens Your Faith by AJ Swaboda Big Ben Hebrew Parallelism in the Psalms from Oblate Spring Episode 49: Collaborate Psalm 16 Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

Being a good decision maker has a lot to do with timing. When is the best time to make a decision? Research has some actual answers. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode: Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?- John Tierney for The New York Times Magazine Extraneous Factors In Judicial Decisions Episode 33: Gather Co-Listeners The Next Right Thing book coming April 2! Pre-order on Amazon+ Barnes & Noble Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

One life-giving choice I've made when I'm feeling overwhelmed with indecision is to decide not to walk through it alone. Links + Resources From This Episode: Episode 49: Collaborate Laura Tremaine's 10 Things to Tell You Episode 33: Gather Co-Listeners Sign up for One Last Thing:a relentlessly helpful and mercifully short Saturday email Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

If your fear of making a wrong choice is keeping you from making any choice at all, this episode offers 3 simple things to remember. Links + Resources From This Episode: Episode 05: For the Love of Good Change with Jen Hatmaker A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman Order The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

So much of our lives are filled with waiting but no one really ever teaches us how to do it. How do we know when we need to wait? How do we know when it's time to move? There's several kinds of waiting, today I'll share four: the kind we talk about, the kind we don't talk about, the kind that sneaks up on you, and the kind that needs to stop. Links + Resources From This Episode: John O'Donohue Episode 65: Take Off Your Crown hope*writers: If you're a writer who's been waiting to take your writing seriously, let today be the day things change. Open through 1/25 Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

When an ending is difficult, it's easy to color the entire reality through the lens of how it ended, whether it's a relationship, a job, a dream project, or a life. The ending does not get to define the whole story. Maybe it's time to take back the narrative. This could be a life-giving part of your healing. This could be your next right thing. Links + Resources From This Episode: Budder on Emily's Instagram Stories Psalm 37: 23-26 Psalm 27:14 A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live- ebook sale on 1.59! Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

One question can make the difference between living with all consuming daily stress and a lighthearted sense of hope. Links + Resources From This Episode: The Welcoming Prayer by Father Thomas Keating Things Above Podcast by James Bryan Smith Preorder The Next Right Thingbook - coming April 2! Luke 17: 20-21 Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

Before you make any major decisions in the new year, here's a 3 minute blessing to start things off.