In The Right Direction

Stanley and Mickey discuss what it means to leave behind a legacy. What do you want to be remembered about you? Is it important have a legacy at all? 

Stanley and Mickey discuss longevity. What is the value of longevity? When is it time to let something end? What purpose does longevity serve in your life, relationships, career, etc. How do you want to be remembered?

Mickey and Stanley discuss what it means to find the "right one." How do you know if it's the right person? What does it mean to make that choice. How do you embrace a leap of faith? What are the consequences of being wrong?

Mickey and Stanley revisit the topic of mental health. What they personally do when they are struggling with their mental health, how they have coped in the past, what has worked, what hasn't, and what it means to have support. 

Mickey and Stanley discuss what they find are the pros and cons of fame. The constant scrutiny, the adulation, the public tragedy, the loss of privacy, the steel legacy. What do you think about fame? Would you want it? 

Mickey and Stanley discuss what we still have to look forward to and what now only exists in the past. Our dreams and goals, our memories and regrets. As we are in very different places in our lives, our perspective on looking forward is vastly different, yet there are some truths that doin't change with age. 

Mickey and Stanley discuss the meaning of celebration. What do you celebrate? What is worth celebrating? Why do we celebrate anything at all? How does celebration benefit us and our communities? 

Stanley and Mickey discuss the idea of belonging. To whom do we belong? What is the importance for us to belong to something? How do we cope when our sense of belonging is altered or even taken away? How do we create a sense of belonging for ourselves when we don't have one? 

Mickey and Stanley discuss the expansive subject of time. How our perception of time changes as we age. How our relationship with time colors our memories. How it feels to be "running out of time." And how we relate to our own pasts and the futures. 

Mickey and Stanley revisit the subject of pets as Stanley's cat of twelve years, Amy, is nearing the end of her tenure. They discuss love, grief, and the depth of connection one can experience with an animal companion.