I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to The Next Right Thing. You're listening to episode 373.

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

also 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, I've helped thousands of spiritually thoughtful people overcome decision fatigue so

that they can discern their next right thing in faith work in life. In a world of comparison,

competition, and constant performance, it's easy to turn inward, guard our energy, or measure

our worth by what we haven't yet done. But what if instead of striving, we chose to cheer?

What if your next right thing wasn't about you at all, but about seeing someone else clearly

and naming their goodness out loud? I'd like to help make this easy, and I hope this comes as good

news. As of right now, we have a brand new collection

available inside the Quiet Collection app. It's called the Birthday Collection. And it's a meditation

designed to listen to every day of your birth week. What better way to let someone know you're rooting

for them than to remember their birthday.

You can send it as a gift or you can gift it to yourself.

Just download the Quiet Collection app for your iPhone or Android device and navigate to the collections to learn more right there inside the app.

But even if it's not their special day of the year, finding someone to root for can be one

counterintuitive way to combat loneliness and discouragement. Listen in.

I was in my favorite English class. It was eighth grade. My favorite teacher, Mrs. Smith, was

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