{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Do The Next Right Thing","description":"If caregivers mapped out a decision tree for our daily lives, it would look like a forest. Each day we\u2019re faced with numerous choices \u2013 and most seem filled with unpleasant outcomes. Sometimes the decisions before us have a paralyzing effect, and we don\u2019t know what to do next.   In those moments, we serve ourselves well to choose the next right thing as our action step. The big problems become more approachable when our heads and hearts calm down.   For that to happen, our decisions require \u201creduction.\u201d   Unlike the giant single unpleasant task of \u201ceating the elephant one bite at a time,\u201d decision reduction helps us focus by redirecting our eyes from the myriad of choices to the micro-steps in our path. Maybe the next right thing is to drink some water, sit down with a bowl of soup, take a nap or even go on a walk. Although the problem usually remains, we tackle it better with a calmer and more disciplined mind.   When offered this path, we invariably know the next right thing to do; we just usually need permission \u2013 not from others but ourselves.   The Bible supports this when affirming that God\u2019s word is \u201c\u2026a lamp unto my feet.\u201d    It\u2019s a lamp \u2013 not a searchlight. Do the next right thing \u2013 with the light provided.   \u201cNot until we are lost do we being to understand ourselves.\u201d- Henry David Thoreau.      If you find this podcast meaningful - please help us continue do this. www.hopeforthecaregiver.com\/giving  ","author_name":"Hope for the Caregiver","author_url":"http:\/\/www.peterrosenberger.com","html":"