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

You're listening to episode 129.

This is a podcast about making decisions, but it's 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.

Unless you're considered an essential worker, chances are you've been spending a lot more

time at home these past few months.

And from the looks of things depending on where you live in the world, we could be facing

quite a bit more time within these familiar walls in the months to come.

For many of us, this has been an interesting experience, to say the least, many months

of stay at home orders or even safer at home campaigns can drive even the most homebody

among us to want to find ways to at least get outside or find a change of scenery.

But since big time travel might not be in the cards for a lot of us anytime soon, what

might be a next right thing posture we could practice today?

Well, lately I've been thinking a lot about books and a lot about home, so today you're

going to get some reflection on both.

And perhaps you like me could use a bit of reframing as it relates to this place we call

home.

So, last year when I did 1100 podcast interviews before the release of the next right thing

book, a question that I was often asked was, tell us a book that's changed your life.

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