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The Next Right Thing

211: The Daily Examen

The Next Right Thing

Emily P. Freeman

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

4.85.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

What is the Daily Examen? How does it work? What is the purpose? And what does it have to do with discerning my next right thing? Today I'll share a spiritual practice that I've found to be personally transformative in my daily life. Listen in.
 

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0:00.0

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

0:04.0

You're listening to episode 211.

0:07.0

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

0:12.0

If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation,

0:15.0

or if you just need a few minutes away from the constant stream of information

0:19.0

and sometimes delightful but also distracting hum of entertainment,

0:23.0

you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing.

0:27.0

Listen in.

0:33.0

What is the daily examin?

0:35.0

How does it work?

0:36.0

What is the purpose?

0:38.0

And what does it have to do with discerning my next right thing?

0:42.0

Every now and then I like to host an episode introducing a spiritual practice

0:46.0

that I've found to be personally transformative.

0:49.0

Now I haven't necessarily scheduled these episodes in any formal way,

0:53.0

although maybe I will, moving forward into the future,

0:56.0

but I will say I have done this in the past periodically.

1:00.0

For example, I've shared about the ancient practice of borrowing prayers in episode 93.

1:06.0

And then we've prayed some of those prayers together here,

1:09.0

like in episode 160, the welcoming prayer,

1:12.0

and the prayer of Saint Francis to begin the new year that was episode 207.

1:17.0

I've also shared a few episodes about the practice of spiritual direction,

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