Doing the next right thing in relationships starts with how we enter a room. It can mean the difference between connecting with them or comparing ourselves to them.

Fair warning, today's episode is brought to you by some healthy self-reflection and a dash of narcissism. It's for a good cause. I hope you'll stick with me.

• Shauna Niequist
• Faith and Culture Writing Conference
• The Office (Season 5, Episode 16 "Lecture Circuit, Part 1")
• Jan Johnson
• Enneagram 4
• Guerillas of Grace: Prayer For The Battle by Ted Loder
• A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle
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The only person you're guaranteed to be with every day of your life is you. Maybe your next right thing is to make some peace with yourself and come back home.

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When I have a question, the first thing I want is an answer. Sometimes answers are fairly easy to come by – How do you make pizza? What should I wear today? Who can drive to piano practice?

But so often, the questions we have in life that give us trouble are the ones that aren't so linear. In my experience, these usually have to do with things like faith, vocation, and relationships.

Today I'm sharing about a time in our life when my husband John and I desperately wanted answers but what we got instead was a series of arrows. This is a story of where they led.

• What Now? by Ann Patchett
• Episode 14: Know What You Want
• Grace Discipleship|| John Freeman
• A Million Little Ways: Uncover The Art You Were Made To Live by Emily P. Freeman
• The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God by Dallas Willard
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How can we discern our next right thing when we're confronted with unpredictable people? Today we'll explore the difference between a loving intention and a fear-based agenda.

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• Download a transcript of episode 23 at The Next Right Thing Podcast

When you finally find, name, and move toward the things you feel most called to, you will quickly discover some roadblocks in the form of some kind of limitation like time, money, fatigue, or support.

Instead of fighting those, perhaps your next right thing is to embrace them.

• Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer
• Gary Morland, my Dad
• Psalm 23
• Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton
• My books, A Million Little Ways + Simply Tuesday (+ the Simply Tuesday small group leader guide)
• A Creative Liturgy of Everyday Life: Makers & Mystics Podcast - A further conversation I had about embracing limits with Sarah and Stephen Roach
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What do you do when you can't make a decision and you're too close to even know what you want and don't want?

You need to find a No Mentor and eventually, learn to be your own.

• The Nester, my sister (my No Mentor)
• The Lazy Genius Collective Kendra Adachi (my other No Mentor)
• Bonita Lillie
• To Bless This Space Between Us by John O'Donohue
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With computers in our pockets, the truth is we all have low-grade anxiety that messes with our ability to discern our next right thing.

Today I'll share practical steps to take to eliminate of one of the most common anxiety triggers: the ones that show up in our feeds, our follows, and our online accounts.

• John Freeman - my husband
• The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology In Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch
• The Monastery of the Heart: An Invitation to a Meaningful Life by Joan Chittister
• Instagram: @emilypfreeman
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In January it's tempting to search the horizon for what might be next and open ourselves up to new opportunities.

But decision fatigue can set in when every opportunity that comes our way seems to have potential. How can we choose which opportunities to take and which ones to pass up? That's today's episode.

• Myquillyn Smith, The Nester
• Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem by Kevin DeYoung
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Astronaut Scott Kelly was the first American to spend 340 consecutive days in space. But the night he returned home, the news cameras were looking in another direction.

In our last episode of 2017, we'll take a few moments to consider what it means to wait with great hope during one of the busiest months of the year.

Mentions in this Episode:

• The Quiet Collection for Christmas (available until December 12)
• Find me on instagram @emilypfreeman

When it comes to discerning your next right thing, maybe this one small word will make a difference for you as it has for me.

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• My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
• The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text For Writing and Life by Marion Roach Smith
• Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living In A Fast-Moving World by Emily P. Freeman
• It's Simply Tuesday: A Coloring Book by Emily P. Freeman
• To Bless This Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O'Donohue
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