I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing.

You're listening to episode 118.

This is a podcast about making decisions, but also about making a life.

If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or just need a few minutes away

from the constant stream of information, and the sometimes delightful, but also distracting

hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for a thoughtful story, a little prayer,

and a simple next right step.

Today's episode is for anyone who's let go of something, and is now considering what

it might look like to re-invite that thing back into your life, maybe in a new way.

Whenever you walk away from something for a while, either because it didn't fit in the

schedule anymore, or you thought you grew out of it, or simply because you needed a break,

it can be difficult to know how to re-approach it when the time comes.

Maybe the break did you some good and offered needed perspective, but in time you've learned

you miss it, and you want to re-engage, but you don't know how.

If you've been thinking about returning to something you left behind, but aren't sure

where to start, listen in.

When you hear the words, spiritual discipline, I wonder what comes immediately to mind.

Your answer will depend on a lot of things, your personal history, your faith background,

your family, friends, church, and your overall life experience both from the past and in

the present.

I have shared a lot in various places about what these two words, spiritual discipline,

have held for me over the years and how they've changed shape over time.

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