I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to The Next Right Thing. You're listening to episode 390.

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.

April is my birthday month, so every year I like to dedicate one episode to birthdays in general

during April. Maybe something you can come back to when your birthday rolls around. By the

way, we have a few other birthday

episodes I've done over the years. Episode 272 was a sole minimalist guide to your birthday.

And then last year on episode 365, I offered four questions that you can ask yourself on your

birthday. Since then, we have also created a seven-day collection in the Quiet Collection

app specifically designed to listen to during your birth week, one reflection every day

leading up to your birthday, with questions designed especially for personal reflection

and celebration. Now, of course, you can get that for yourself or as a gift for a friend

or a loved one.

All you need is their email and we'll do the rest.

And that collection is called, you guessed it, the birthday collection.

Of course, birthdays are a time for celebration, for treating ourselves, for toasting to

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