149: How to Stay Grounded During Election Season
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
4.8 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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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 149. |
| 0:08.5 | This is a podcast about making decisions but also about making a life. |
| 0:13.3 | If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes |
| 0:18.6 | away from the constant stream of information, and the sometimes delightful but also distracting |
| 0:24.3 | home entertainment, while you're in the right place for a thoughtful story, a little |
| 0:28.7 | prayer, and a simple next right step. |
| 0:31.8 | With an important presidential election coming up in the United States in just a few short |
| 0:35.6 | weeks, I would be remiss to ignore the fact that we're preparing to make decisions that |
| 0:40.7 | don't only impact us and our own households, but also the people who live all over this |
| 0:45.5 | beautiful country and all over the world. |
| 0:48.2 | I won't talk specifically about policy or issues, but I do want to talk about people |
| 0:53.6 | and discernment. |
| 0:55.2 | But before we start, I want to share a story with you about stamps.com, a new sponsor |
| 0:59.5 | of the next right thing. |
| 1:01.1 | Over the course of this year, many things have changed about our normal routines, including |
| 1:05.4 | how we stay in touch via handwritten notes, surprise, thinking of you packages, and mailing |
| 1:09.7 | shipments for our businesses. |
| 1:11.0 | Luckily, there's stamps.com to make things easier. |
| 1:13.9 | With stamps.com, you can print postage on demand from your own device to send through |
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| 1:21.6 | Just weigh your package, print your postage, leave it for your mail carrier, or schedule |
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