Sometimes, people who are very vociferous and moralistic are people who have erased the

tug of opposition from their lives.

They have little sense of the otherness, the suffuces, and surrounds them.

Thus, they can allow themselves all kinds of moral platitudes and even moral judgments

of others.

It is lonely sometimes to hear them talk, because in their certainty, you can hear the hollow

echo of a life only half lived.

These are words from John O'Donohue in his book, Walking in Wonder.

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

You're listening to episode 197.

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 delayful 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.

Listen in.

We were listening to the sound check before an event where we would both be speaking

later that evening.

It was 2012 and the band was playing the song Oceans.

It was a song we both loved.

The Wii in this short story was me, Emily, and her, my dear friend Annie F. Downs.

It was a short, casual, almost non-conversation that we had there in the dim light.

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