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

You're listening to episode 128.

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, here in the right place for a thoughtful story, maybe a little

prayer and a simple next right step.

It's been said that May is the new December, and it's even been called Hashtag May

December, not by May specifically, but by people in general.

Of course, this May is different.

I promised myself I would not use the word unprecedented even once in this episode, because

I think we're all tired of hearing about these unprecedented times.

Well, now I've just said it twice in one sentence, but you get the idea.

Hunting out the times in which we are all living is just another reminder that none of

us needs, right?

So I won't do that, but what I will do is remind you what an incredible job you're doing

at being a person.

This week, it feels important to look at how far we've come in a short amount of time.

Back at the turn of this new decade four months ago, you may have imagined what 2020 would

bring.

And I feel sure no one imagined what we would end up getting.

So today, I want to invite you to join me in an exercise of reimagination.

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