I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to The Next Right Thing. You're listening to episode

365. 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 distracting

hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing.

I'm an author, a spiritual director, and an occasional workshop leader.

I live in North Carolina with my family, and through my work I've helped thousands of spiritually

thoughtful people overcome decision fatigue so that they can discern their

next right thing in faith, work, and life. It's the last week of April and before the month

gets away from me, I wanted to have a short birthday episode for you to return to when your

birthday rolls around. And I say that because April is my birthday month. Now a few years ago,

episode 272, I did a sole minimalist guide to your birthday, so I won't

redo that episode again, but you can check that out if that sounds interesting to you.

For today's episode, I'll keep it short and sweet with just four questions you can ask

yourself during your birthday week.

Listen in.

Thank you. four questions you can ask yourself during your birthday week. Listen in. I wonder what it looks like for you to celebrate another year of your one beautiful life

in a way that feels like you without the

clutter of doing it in a way that you think you should or the way you've always done it

before or the way someone else expects that you ought to do it. There are as many ways to answer

that question as there are people. And I'll also say, well, answer it differently depending on

the year. As for me, every year,

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