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

You're listening to episode 205.

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

There are as many ways to approach the end of the year as there are people.

Still, it's easy to be fooled into thinking there's just one right way to finish, and

that's strong.

For anyone who feels like they might not be able to finish strong this year, here are

five strong ways to finish regular.

And that might be your next right thing.

Listen in.

As is often the case around here, this episode started on Instagram.

I was wrestling with the tension that often comes around this time of year, one where I

have this compulsion to finish the year strong.

But also an equal compulsion to slowly melt into the floor and a heap and to put all

effort on the shelf until next year.

And that moment of naming, I said to myself, I don't have it in me to finish strong.

I just want to finish regular.

And so I wrote it out on Instagram that it's more than okay to try to finish strong

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