The Next Right Thing

Maybe you're just trying to navigate maintaining some healthy personal boundaries around your intake of headlines and the news but you don't know where the line is between a legitimate desire to stay informed and an unhealthy addiction to confirmation bias. If you're looking for some guidance on how to balance the paradox of life that will always be with us, you're in the right place. Listen in. P...

So far this year I've been engaging a simple little practice you can do right now that is helping me feel a little bit more grounded than I would without it. And if you've been around here very long you know that any practice can be a spiritual practice if we do it with an awareness of God. Listen in. Purchase The Lent Collection Download The Quiet Collection app Join The Soul Minimalist Substack...

What does it mean to pray? How can we do it in a way that both feels like us but also doesn't make all about us? And for lack of a better way to word this question: How can we know if it's working? In today's episode we'll share listeners' experience and questions about prayer as well as what may be important to remember as we engage with God and each other. Listen in.   Episode 354: Things We're...

It's our most ambitious audio project to date: The Lent Collection inside The Quiet Collection app. It's a 48-day audio devotional series to accompany you through the season of Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday and continuing through Easter Sunday. To help you decide if this is a resource you want to invest in to help you navigate your spiritual journey over the next six weeks, I'd like to give you...

I'm glad you're here and today I'm excited to share something I've been working on that I haven't shared anywhere else until now. Listen in. Sign up for reminders about The Lent Collection Download The Quiet Collection app Join The Soul Minimalist Substack Order a How to Walk into a Room Download the free discussion guide for  How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "...

It's that time again 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 winter 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 winter, everything counts....

On a podcast about decision making, I'm always looking for ways to drop us into the middle of the process because I believe there is helpful nuance and insight there. So today I'm hosting a conversation about those things in our lives where we've maybe started something but we're not sure if they're worth finishing. You'll hear from listeners who were willing to answer the question, "what's someth...

My guest today is someone who is well acquainted with the decision fatigue that comes along with navigating questions about your faith. I'm so glad to welcome Erin Hicks Moon to talk about the questions we have but are hesitant to bring into the light, about what to say to people who question our faithfulness when we question our faith, and how to move beyond the deconstruction conversation into o...

It's the time of year when I think a lot of us are looking for clarity in various areas of our lives and also where we may feel bad or behind if we don't yet have it. If that's you then this episode is for you. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Episode 347: The Most Important Vocational Question for the End of the Year The Magic of Knowing What You Want by Tracey Gee Order  The Next...

Today I'm sharing a story of a time a few months back where I was asked a question and I didn't have a great answer. I'm still not sure my answer is great today, but it's done good work for me and in me to reflect on the recent election, our walk of faith and the heartbeat of Christian hope. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: The First Advent in Palestine  by Kelley Nikondeha Order  T...

I'm so glad to have Tracey Gee join me today. and her book is called, The Magic of Knowing What You Want: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Wisdom of Your Desires that releases January 28, but you can preorder any time before then and it will arrive on release day.   Tracey is a certified leadership coach living in Los Angeles, and her area of expertise lies in strengths-based leadership and...

As we stand here together at the end of one season and the starting edge of the next, it can be tempting to race ahead without pausing to consider what you might be running into. Today is for the pause. We'll pause here together at the starting line of this new year, and we'll ask ourselves a few key questions about what might be next. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Order  The Nex...

At the end of every year, I write down a list of what worked and what did not work that year. I share this in hopes that it helps you as you reflect on your own life and maybe it can give you some confidence that there really is no wrong way to do it. And maybe in hearing my lists, it will help you make your own. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for the monthly letter The Ne...

There are a lot of questions you may ask yourself at the end of the year. When it comes to our vocation, I have found one question to be most helpful. Today, I'm sharing that question as well as how you might begin to answer it. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Download The Quiet Collection app Join The Soul Minimalist Substack Order a How to Walk into a Room Download the free discu...

Today is a day I've had marked on the calendar for many months now because we've got our brand new advent collection ready and waiting. I'll play you a sample and tell you why it matters. Listen in.   LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Download The Quiet Collection app Join The Soul Minimalist Substack Order a How to Walk into a Room Download the free discussion guide for  How to Walk into a Roo...

We have exactly 42 days until the end of the year. What can we do now to keep our peace from now until then? Listen in.   LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Download The Quiet Collection app Join The Soul Minimalist Substack Order a How to Walk into a Room Download the free discussion guide for  How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide" Download the...

What kind of endings are you facing and what practices can you engage to help you as you navigate them? Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Download The Quiet Collection app Join The Soul Minimalist Substack Order a How to Walk into a Room Download the free discussion guide for  How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide" Download the transc...

Today's episode is a little bit different. We're going to engage in a grounding practice for an anxious time. You may likely recognize this as the 5-4-3-2-1 method. Even if it's familiar, I invite you to keep pace with me and follow along. You can do this while driving, walking, in a crowded space, alone in your office or room, or even while you're laying down to sleep at night. All you need is to...

As we approach Election Day in the United States, I wanted to provide a simple liturgy as a resource for us as we make important decisions about our elected officials at the local, state and national levels. This is a liturgy you can use as you prepare to walk into the voting booth, either physically or if you're voting by mail metaphorically. Hopefully it will be a grounding exercise for you betw...

Fall schedules are in full swing, but beneath the surface of all your activity, perhaps you're concerned about how the choices you're making now will impact your life in the future. And not only your life, but also the lives of those whom you care about. When we meet at the crossroads of core values or belief systems, do we engage or retreat? When we have lost something or someone and we become ac...

When it comes to naming what we love this fall, everything counts. So what's saving your life? Here's what's saving mine. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Practicing the Presence of People by Mike Mason The Holy Longing  by Ronald Rolheiser Join The Soul Minimalist Substack Order a How to Walk into a Room Download the free discussion guide for  How to Walk into a Room by visiting th...

I'm so glad to have your friend and mine, the laziest genius there is, New York Times bestselling author, Kendra Adachi. She's been teaching us to be a genius about the things that matter to us and lazy about the things that don't, for nearly a decade, she taught us the 13 Lazy Genius principles in her first book, The Lazy Genius Way , and How to Be a Lazy Genius in the Kitchen, in her second book...

How can we become better listeners for the sake of our own formation and for the good of those around us? Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Episode 249: A Former Sign Language Interpreter's Guide to Listening Episode 270: How to Listen When a Friend Asks for Advice Join The Soul Minimalist Substack Order a How to Walk into a Room Download the free discussion guide for  How to Walk in...

How can we practically integrate quiet into our everyday lives and why would we want to? Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Download my favorite quiet resources Order a  How to Walk into a Room When the Soul Listens by Jan Johnson Holy Listening by Margaret Guenther The Gift of Being Yourself by David Benner Download the free discussion guide for  How to Walk into a Room by visiting t...

My guest today is internationally known as an Emmy-winning songwriter, recording artist, educator, activist, and poet whose work centers around finding beauty in a world that often feels broken. As a practicing Quaker, Carrie Newcomer's albums include Betty's Diner, The Gathering of Spirits and A Permeable Life, which has an accompanying book of poetry and essays.   I'm so glad to speak with Carri...