“We ought to listen to our emotions before we start preaching to them. Let’s not tell them what to do before they tell us what they are already doing.” –Adam S. McHugh, The Listening Life
Making a decision is hard enough. But add the unpredictability of emotion to the mix and making a confident decision can feel nearly impossible.
What do we do when we have a decision to make but we have such strong emotions surrounding that decision that we feel paralyzed to move one way or another? It’s a great question and I can’t say I have a clean, linear answer. But I do have thoughts and I hope you’ll listen in.
Links + Resources From This Episode:
- The Listening Life by Adam McHugh
- Grab a copy of my book, The Next Right Thing
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
I’m Emily and I’m glad you’re here!
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amk says
October 18, 2019 at 7:36 AMHaving hard emotions are exhausting. Thank you for a simple way to acknowledge and use what is already in my heart. And the reminder that God made and has emotions too.
Linda Walpole says
October 19, 2019 at 9:42 AMThank you for your words this morning. They were what I truly needed to hear and blessed me.