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July 19th, 2019 marked 50 years since Apollo 11 made the historic trip to the surface of the moon. While history highlights the moon walk, the truth is we would be telling a different story if the astronauts had not returned home safely.
In our last episode I shared about my plan to take a six week sabbatical and the importance of coming away for awhile to allow soul space for creative decision making. But going away to plan, pray, and create is only helpful if you return. So today I’ll share about the equally important task of coming back.
Links + Resources From This Episode:
- Episode 88: Come Away For Awhile
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain
- Astronaut Scott Kelly walking on Earth after a year in space on the Verge
- Rob Maddock on Atmospheric Reentry on PhysOrg
- How Astronauts Return to Earth by Beth Wilson
- Whistling in the Dark by Frederick Buechner
- Grab a copy of The Next Right Thing book
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
I’m Emily and I’m glad you’re here!
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Annie Wagner says
August 14, 2019 at 12:22 PMEmily, thank you so much! Just listening to your voice is soothing. 😉 You share beautiful thoughts, inspiring life, love and a deep trust in God’s goodness.
Jennifer Williams says
August 14, 2019 at 3:16 PMthis was exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you and so glad you are back.
Linda Merriweather says
August 14, 2019 at 11:44 PMThis was truly GOD ordained. I’ve been away from a place I’ve called home for 42 years. I moved back to my birthplace for 5 years to work to make more money, I’m a teacher. Being there was sad because my Momma and my Sister have passed on. I had said I’d never moved back there but I felt like I didn’t have an option if I wanted to make more money.
However, my 3 best friends were still there, they never left. Many things happened while I was there and I left there minus 3 best friends, 61 years of me thinking of our love, loyalty, and appreciation was mutual. It was only in my being, my mind. One of them told me that it was only because of that me that 4 of of us were friends. There were other things said and done that broke my heart. I truly felt alone and lonely.
I moved back to my home 2 months ago. I discern some of the things here like in some of the people who captured my heart for 61 years.
I need to vacation now I need to transition from and to two places.
The podcast so resonated with me. I have much more to say but i’ll end it here. I hope it was clear. I can better speak it, I’m still raw with emotions I haven’t had time to heal.
Forever grateful to you,
Linda
Katie says
August 16, 2019 at 12:13 PMThank you Emily!! As my girls and I transition back to the school schedule, it’s been bumpy. Thankfully I remember this difficult transition time for them and have attempted to show lots of grace and love. What I hadn’t realized was how this transition time has affected my marriage! My girls and I visited family last weekend without my husband and it’s been bumpy coming back to him As I write this, I realize that it may also be hard for him because he’s NOT transitioning when the rest of us emotional beings are and I’m not sure he understands the tension in the house. Thank you so much for opening my eyes to see this and to know that these bumpy times are okay and natural and to not blame myself.
Laura says
December 20, 2019 at 6:39 PMThis episode brought Psalm 23 to mind. It is likely the verse “though I may walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will not fear because Thou art with me.”