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The Next Right Thing

145: When You're Afraid: Start With Your Senses

The Next Right Thing

Emily P. Freeman

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.85.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Fear can be our friend because it helps us to survive by telling us to avoid dangerous things. But when fear works too hard, it's easy to lose our context. We can become hyper-focused on certain cues while ignoring other ones. When fear starts to work overtime, it can help to engage in this simple practice to bring us back to center again. Listen in.

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0:00.0

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

0:04.1

You're listening to episode 145.

0:08.6

This is a podcast about making decisions,

0:11.5

but it's also about making a life.

0:13.8

If you struggle with decision fatigue,

0:16.0

chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes

0:19.5

away from the constant stream of information,

0:22.4

and the sometimes delightful but also distracting

0:25.1

hum of entertainment, you're in the right place

0:27.6

for a thoughtful story, a little prayer,

0:30.4

and a simple next right step.

0:32.8

We're in the middle of a short series here on the podcast,

0:35.7

all about starting with your senses,

0:37.8

and let me tell you, this topic is right on time for me.

0:42.0

I've so enjoyed this simple practice

0:44.1

of getting out of my head and into my body

0:46.6

by paying attention to what I see,

0:49.0

here, taste, smell, and touch.

0:52.1

In our last episode, I shared some simple ways

0:54.6

to do that if you're feeling stuck.

0:56.9

Take a walk, take a shower, and eat a meal.

1:00.7

Sounds like things a mama would say, don't they?

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