In his book based on a commencement speech he gave at Dartmouth College in 2011, Charles Wheelan tells a story about advice he never forgot and wants to pass on to graduates: Don't try to be great. Let's put the pandemic aside, discover the freedom in that counter-intuitive advice, and give three cheers to the students, teachers, and families of the graduating class of 2020. Listen in.
Links + Resources From This Episode: 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said by Charles Wheelan Life Without Lack by Dallas Willard Souvenirs of Solitude by Brennan Manning Episode 81: Listen To This Before Graduation Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman Download Transcript242: Are you afraid of choosing wrong?
241: Write What You Know (And Other Life Advice)
240: A Staying Prayer for Parents
239: A Sending Prayer for College Freshmen
238: State of the Podcast 2022
237: For When Things Are Changing (with John Freeman)
236: For When You Can't Figure God Out
235: On Grief and Healing with Amanda Held Opelt
234: Psalm 23
233: Psalm 121
232: Psalm 103
231: Psalm 91
230: Psalm Summer: A Series
229: A Blessing for the Graduates
228: The Good and Beautiful You with James Bryan Smith
227: Trust the Process with Stephanie Duncan Smith
226: When Someone You Love is Indecisive
225: Discerning Your Next Right Thing After High School
224: Naming What Matters in Friendship, Life, and the Kitchen with Kendra Adachi
223: How to Move Through Small Disappointments
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