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

You're listening to episode 230.

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 sometimes delightful,

but also distracting,

hum of entertainment well,

you're in the right place

for discerning your next right thing.

For the next several weeks,

I want to try something a little bit different,

something I need, and maybe you too.

Listen in.

Y'all, we're carrying a lot right now.

It's a phrase that feels particular to now,

after the goings on of the last several months,

after the heartbreak and tragedy of shootings

of innocent grocery shoppers

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