367: What's Saving My Spring Life
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
4.8 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
It's time for our seasonal episode of What's Saving My Life Right Now. I'll be sharing the things that are life-giving to me during this current spring season and I'll encourage you to make your own list. It could be anything from a favorite product to a spiritual practice, a fun new show, or a meaningful relationship. When it comes to naming what we love this spring, everything counts. So what's saving your life right now? Here's what's saving mine. Listen in.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to The Next Right Thing. You're listening to Episode 367. |
| 0:08.8 | This is a podcast about making decisions, but also about making a life. If you struggle with decision |
| 0:15.5 | fatigue, with chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes away from the constant stream |
| 0:20.6 | of information, and the |
| 0:22.2 | sometimes delightful but distracting hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for |
| 0:27.0 | discerning your next right thing. I'm an author, a spiritual director, and an occasional |
| 0:31.7 | workshop leader. I live in North Carolina with my family, and through my work I've helped |
| 0:36.4 | thousands of spiritually |
| 0:37.6 | thoughtful people overcome decision fatigue so that they can discern their next right thing |
| 0:42.9 | in faith, work, and life. |
| 0:45.4 | It's time for our seasonal episode of What's Saving My Life Right Now. |
| 0:49.9 | I'll be sharing the things that are life-giving to me during this current spring season, |
| 0:54.2 | and I'll encourage you to make your own list. |
| 0:57.3 | It could be anything, from a favorite product to a spiritual practice, |
| 1:00.7 | a fun new TV show, or a meaningful relationship. |
| 1:05.0 | When it comes to naming what we love this spring, everything counts. |
| 1:09.3 | So what's saving your life right now? Here's what's saving mine. Listen in. |
| 1:19.7 | If you're new to these episodes, they're inspired by a story Barbara Brown-Taylor tells about a time she was invited |
| 1:28.4 | to speak and wasn't sure what to talk about. And the friend and colleague who invited her |
| 1:33.5 | said simply, just tell us what's saving your life right now. And so she did. And so will we. |
| 1:40.4 | As a reminder, we are not too precious about this practice. One thing that saving my life can be |
| 1:46.6 | really serious, while the next can be mundane. Just like in life, it all counts, y'all. Here are the |
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