There's a lot to be said for embracing a fresh perspective. The Samson Society virtual community has offered that fresh perspective to Rob as of late. Having attended the 2021 National Samson Society retreat this month, I was convicted to jump in.
The image above is the calendar for this month detailing the available virtual meetings. As you can see, they're readily available most days.
How might you access these, if you were to choose to follow suit?
Firstly, you'll need to attend a Newcomer's meeting, and from there, you'll have access to any and all of these. The Newcomer's meetings are listed on the homepage of www.samsonsociety.com. These are mostly facilitated by either Mr. Tom Moucka, President of Samson House (nonprofit arm of Samson Society) or Mr. Nate Larkin, Founder of Samson Society, and their purpose is to properly screen guys for participation within the virtual community.
Also available, in order to complement the virtual Samson Society meetings, is a hugely popular group text application dubbed Slack. It has a myriad of channels and is designed to "keep the conversation going" long after the virtual meeting(s) have ended.
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Ever since this past Thursday (Thanksgiving) attending my first virtual Samson Society meeting, I've come to see these meetings in a completely different light. Before, I was biased towards the face-to-face meeting from the standpoint of having "physical access" to other Samson guys. And there's much relevancy embedded within that prejudice.
But, during this season of my Samson journey, there's something to be said for being in community yet also keeping it somewhat at arm's length. Particularly from the standpoint of maintaining what I desire moreso now more than ever - horizontality.
What is horizontality? It's me not being held to a higher standard. Instead, it's me simply being allowed / expected to be me. Warts and all.
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