Is the life that you're living the same life that wants to be lived in you?

Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it.

Listen for what it intends to do with you.

That's Parker J. Palmer, and let your life speak.

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

You're listening to episode 189.

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

if you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you 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.

And sometimes a guided tutorial.

At the beginning of this year, we released the next right thing, guided journal, and it came about for several reasons.

One, it was a response to readers and listeners like you who said you loved the prayers, practices, and lists mentioned in the book, the next right thing.

But you had wished that you had a place to record your progress, capture your seasonal reflections, and explore on a more personal level,

the impact that your decisions were having on your everyday lives.

It was also personal for me.

As the contents of this guided journal are basically a collection of lists and practices that I've been keeping for years.

And here, they're collected all in one place.

And then finally, why did we create the next right thing guided journal?

Well, a less obvious reason is that this is really me wanting to do my part in companioning you as you discern, as Parker Palmer says,

the life that wants to be lived in you.

Whether you have the journal already, and maybe your hesitant to start it because you aren't sure how to use it in the right way,

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