“May we have the courage to take the step into the unknown that beckons us; trust that a richer life awaits us there, that we will lose nothing but what has already died.”
–John O’Donohue
If you’ve been around here a while, you already know I consider one of the most important parts of my job to be paying attention and connecting the dots.
Today I’ll share how one simple sentence from a New York pastry chef could help shift your perspective and take your next right step. Listen in.
Links + Resources From This Episode:
- How Milk Bar Founder Christina Tosi Went from Momofuku Employee to Bakery Chain CEO
- Chef’s Table: Christina Tosi (Season 4 Episode 1) via Netflix
- To Bless This Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O’Donohue
- Download Your Seasonal What I Learned Lists
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Sharon A says
May 23, 2018 at 1:52 AMJust hearing the music on your blog helps center me. Today’s podcast delivered a message I needed to hear at just the right moment. Thank you.
Hazel says
May 23, 2018 at 4:43 AMEnjoying your podcasts immensely. Thank you.
Cindy Beck says
May 24, 2018 at 1:05 AMThank you, Emily. Your words are a blessing to my heart. Something I desperately need at this time in my life.
Tracy says
May 24, 2018 at 6:28 AMYou’ve given words to a brooding in my spirit. I’m my heart, I long to leave my job to pursue writing. This is a financial impossibility right now. I know God has gifted and called me. I’m living in hope that He will open that door for me. Thank you for your relentless truths each week. They convict and confirm. Amen.
Stacy says
May 24, 2018 at 11:08 AMI love Chef’s Table. I always get teary hearing their stories. I can so relate to this one. If you substitute culinary school with seminary and baking with homemaking, it’s my story. I’d zoomed in on a call to Christian ministry and had a narrow, albeit commendable & impressive, view of what that should look like. In the kindest and gentlest way, God has helped me zoom out and see His view of my life’s calling and the one that fits me perfectly. I often still struggle to feel like this work I do as wife, mother, homemaker, teacher, writer, and a small business manager is enough. So many around me would love for me to do more with my days (and my gifts). But as I’ve spent the last 15 years learning how to answer to One, I know I’m finally my truest self and happier than ever. As I listened to your podcast while washing breakfast dishes, I just kept thinking: with all the twists and turns and seeming missteps, I can look back and see that my sovereign, loving Father was always at work helping me become the woman He created me to be.
Thank you, Emily, for your obedience. You are a blessing!
Debbie Carter says
May 25, 2018 at 12:31 PMThank you Emily. This reminds me that God designs and builds our heirloom quilts unique for each of His children. We are loved; we simply need to rest in His arms, watch and respond.
Carol Kuykendall says
May 25, 2018 at 7:12 PMOf course I was driving when listening to Episode 38. I want the quote from Wizard of Oz about “Kansas being home in spite of it’s grey bleakness.” That quote hits so many levels of what I believe about “home” and would like to find the exact quote.