
Midlifing
Two friends Lee and Simon have serious conversations about silly things, and silly conversations about serious things. Together they dig into the pleasures, absurdities and imperfections of being human.
Midlifing
I got the giggles so badly I was reminded of being at church
Lee and Simon fall into a hole caused by a crisis of faith and end up getting stuck. If you don't know how to talk about something at least talk about it together. People mentioned: Jesus Christ, Gabrielle Eastwood-Ellis, Simon's former tennis coach Simon, Bill Gates, Philip K. Dick, Sean Connery, Indiana Jones, Norman Miller, Bono and Irene Miller.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.
Related Links:
- belief systems: https://medium.com/intercultural-mindset/belief-systems-what-they-are-and-how-they-affect-you-1cd87aa775ff
- giggle fits: https://healthyliving.azcentral.com/the-causes-of-giggle-fits-12509374.html
- gong shower (bath): https://vinyasaproductions.com/gong-bath/
- golden shower: https://www.allure.com/story/golden-showers-sex-fetish-piss-play-for-beginners
- Totnes, 5G, Covid-19 and conspiracy theories: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/11/totnes-covid-concerns-reflect-uk-wide-rise-in-conspiracy-theories
- Philip K. Dick and reality: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/646-reality-is-that-which-when-you-stop-believing-in-it
- Indiana Jones' leap of faith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-JIfjNnnMA
- QAnon and anti-semitism: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/sep/21/the-growing-influence-of-the-qanon-conspiracy-theory-podcast
- beliefs: https://wiserhorizons.co.uk/what-are-beliefs/
- fundamentalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalism
- scientific method: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
- Norman Denzin said "true stories are stories that are believed in" (Interpretive Biography, 1989, p.25)
- shitshow: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/shit+show
- vipassana meditation retreats: https://www.vipassanaonline.com/vipassana-online
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.
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