"Doing nothing is the thing you need to do to fix your problems." - with Nick Morton
BACKSLIDERS
English - May 12, 2020 00:40 - 1 hour - 161 MBReligion & Spirituality Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode of Backsliders, we talk with our friend and fellow writer, producer Nick Morton! Nick was raised Catholic and went to an Episcopalian boarding school. We talk with Nick about his upbringing, the fear of hell, and some valuable lessons he learned at Georgetown (like the effectiveness of action, recognizing that change is inevitable and that itself is divinity). After graduating from college and spending 18 years in LA, Nick got sober and re-evaluated his spirituality through AA’s encouragement of a relationship with a Higher Power. He doesn’t believe in hell or pray, but he believes that God sends him challenges to make him stronger. Nick is now a father and he tells us some funny stories about sending his kids to a Jewish school and Episcopalian school as a non-religious person. Other topics include: finding divinity in the present moment, meditation, releasing control, helping others to help yourself, etc. **Note: This episode was recorded in-person weeks before the COVID-19 quarantine was enacted. Keep staying home and social distancing, y'all.**
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Videography and Photography by Claude Charles
Intro Music "7.2.19" by Chase Burnett
Outro Music "Stay Mad" by Chase Burnett ft. Julia Nunes
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Special Thanks to Angie Charles
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