Hi there, I'm Emily P Freeman and welcome to the next right thing.

It's my annual I'm here but I'm not really here episode.

I'll only keep you for two minutes. We will be back next week for our first real

episode of 2024 but I do want to ask if you would be willing to let us know a little bit about you.

Would you click the link in the show notes to take our listener survey?

You'll have the option to enter to win a $250 gift card to bookshop.org so you can choose

some great books you didn't get for Christmas and support local bookstores in the process.

Thank you times 1 million. It helps us to know what kinds of episodes you want more of and less of

what is most helpful to you from me from this podcast and the most fun it helps us to hear where you live as we're planning

some actual live and in-person events this year and we want to be where you are.

I've never really prioritized this any other year.

Of my whole 15 years of being an author who writes books and says words and does things,

but this is the year I would really like to leave my own house and meet you closer to yours.

But I cannot know where that is unless you tell us.

So if this podcast means something to you either recently or anytime in the last six years,

and if you want to take a break from your own to-do list, click the link below this episode

and tell us more about you. Finally I'll take this time to say to you

happy new year. My prayer for the first week of every year is always for a

gentle entry.

Sometimes I get one, other times I don't,

but I always pray it anyway.

May we enter this new year gently

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