Some veteran Jackson Mississippi Samson guys' musings, recommended resources, and Samson Society news / updates (all written by 100% Grade A - Human Intelligence)
Weekly meetings available to you are as follows:
Tuesday at 6:30 PM, Truitt Baptist Church - Pearl. Call Matt Flint at (601) 260-8518 or email him at matthewflint.makes@gmail.com.
Wednesday at 6:00 PM, First Baptist Church Jackson - Summit Counseling Suite - 431 North State St. Jackson. Call Don Waller at 601-946-1290 or email him at don@wallerbros.com.
Monday at 6:30 PM , Vertical Church - 521 Gluckstadt Road Madison, MS 39110. Mr. Roane Hunter, facilitator, LifeWorks Counseling.
Sunday night at 6:00 PM, Grace Crossing Baptist Church - 598 Yandell Rd. Canton. Call Joe McCalman at 769-567-6195 or email him at cookandnoonie@gmail.com.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Aaron Porter To Visit Mississippi!
Monday, March 17, 2025
Especially Worthwhile Rewards / Henry's Red Phone
I'm reading Henry Bushkin's Johnny Carson (published in 2014). Henry details his role (essentially as Johnny's Silas / Jiminy Cricket) as Johnny's entertainment attorney for +/-15 years of his life / career. Johnny hired Henry within a period of interpersonal/ interprofessional vacuum (no one to trust) just as his second marriage was failing marvelously, and in spite of Henry's youth / inexperience, Johnny trusted him deeply from the outset (timing is everything).
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Advice To Samson Newcomers
I truly enjoy hosting a newcomers' meeting on Saturday mornings. To initially hear these men's stories and how they came to take their first steps into our community is such the privilege. As such, I feel so moved to offer them specifically some advice going forward.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Desperation To Be Seen
I often ask Samson brothers who're just beginning the recovery journey, "What is it that you're truly looking for whilst consuming pornographic content?"
Thursday, February 6, 2025
A Powerful Stream Of Piss
One way to ensure high pressure urination is to hold it in for a while. Another way is to acquiesce one's genitals into their "best" (most pleasurable) behavior (coitus). & I don't say that in jest. Everyone (ideally) hopes to show their lover a good time when the time comes (sorry). And by that very hopeful goal / definition, the resulting acidic release will no doubt be impressive.
In closing, remember where you once were, my Samson brother, when you first stepped foot into a meeting. As such, encourage newbies to pee, all the more, 'till they've fully relieved themselves. And this may take months, if not years, of being listened to. For their troubles didn't happen overnight, and it will take time for their permanent / new home to be planned / constructed.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Curiosity Guardrails
As a 52-year-old, I have and continue to be a very curious person. And this curiosity primarily is seated towards men / boys / males. Whether it's interpersonal, business, church, if males are involved therein, I'm curious as to who these dudes are specifically / what motivates them to be involved / their backstory, etc. In other words, if I had been Steve Trevor, landing on Themyscira by accident, I would likely have quickly died from boredom. Why? To Rob, women, in particular, are incredibly boring / uninteresting handiworks of the Creator God. And no, that statement doesn't automatically make me a misogynist. For I love my wife and my daughters with my whole heart.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Ready To Listen? Ready To Be Heard? If So, Samson Society Might Just Be For You In 2025.
Mr. Nate Larkin has been hosting one of the (5-6 per week) "newcomer meetings" for quite a while now. These meetings serve as a clearinghouse for men who're interested in joining Samson Society (gaining access to virtual meetings / Slack, etc.), and it's assumed they've never attended an in-person Samson meeting (i.e. they're very green).
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
When Seduction / Sexual Conquest Fuel A Man's Masculinity Engine / "Boys Will Be Boys"
Perhaps you've heard the term "serial adulterer". Or perhaps "womanizer". Numerous high-profile entertainers (TV, film, music, sports) are labeled as such. And that makes sense. They're entertainers. Suave. Confident. And oftentimes, very, very professionally successful (or at least aspiring / appearing to be).
Have you ever thought of intercourse as calisthenics?
Friday, November 29, 2024
Captivated By Masculinity (+ Baritone Voices)
Tuesday, (11/26) my youngest daughter and I screened "Gladiator II" at our local cinema. Interestingly enough, "Gladiator I" was released in 2000 when I was 28 years old. Back then, I was absolutely captivated by masculinity. To the point that seeing a film that so celebrated it (as "Gladiator I" did) would have only sent me deeper into private despairing. For masculinity (as I perceived it) had enough gravitational pull to consistently hijack my thoughts, causing me to ruminate / obsess in such a way that could easily be described as cerebral / emotional bondage. As such, particular as a newlywed, I felt the only means of escape was to avoid entertainment firstly that celebrated it (as "Gladiator I" so successfully / ostentatiously did).
Friday, October 4, 2024
Combating Mundanity (Loosening The Grip Of The Private, Self-Destructive Novelty)
When I worked for the State of MS ('06-'12), there were two sides to our team. The opposing side (opposite the "employee team" I belonged to) were mostly smokers and all males. And though their ages were varied, these white men (who were usually only in the office - for the full day - on Mondays & Fridays) made a point to take a smoke break - at least twice a day - in order to break up the mundanity of the government job.
Monday, September 2, 2024
Recommended Reading / Rob's Cycle of Porn
The Cycle of Pornography | Evidence Unseen
My first encounter with porn (late elementary school) occurred at my uncle's apartment. I was around 4-5th grade, and it was my cousin (my uncle's son - an only child like me) who exposed me to his father's Penthouse magazines. Even then, it was the male models that I was drawn to the most. Nonetheless, I was so curious as to what sex / sensuality was. These soft-lensed, exquisitely photographed pictorials fueled my desire to learn more. I remember masturbating in the hall bathroom after my cousin and I had "had our fill". I loved the powerful arousal that occurred via these photos (tied to the clandestine investigation) which in turn made the climaxes that much moreso unbelievable.
Looking back, I had no idea what was truly going on due to being brought up in such a vacuum-of-sexual-information-household. Nonetheless, what I did know was I too (as a human being) was "wired for sex", therefore it felt imperative that I take these opportunities to learn / feel as much as possible in this regard.
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Saturday, August 17, 2024
It's Been Ten Years Since I First Stepped Foot Into A Samson Society Meeting!
Over the past ten years, I've attended at least one Samson Society meeting a week. August 2014 at First Baptist Church Jackson (Summit Counseling suite) was when that first meeting (involving Rob) occurred. I had met with Mr. Don Waller (facilitator of said meeting) on one occasion, and from there, he ushered me into his group (which at the time was the only Samson Society meeting in Mississippi, as far as we knew).
Fall 2024!
Throughout Q1 (& the majority of Q2) of this year, I rarely spent time with my wife (other than us intentionally working out together at the Y). She unexpectedly landed two new, very hands-on clients right at the beginning of '24, therefore integrating them into her workflow (alongside the typical demands of Q1 pertaining to her existing client base) kept her very, very busy.
This summer has been all about travel. And not vacation travel but travel related to work / children's commitments.
On top of that has been the ongoing demands from my business coupled with drama from both my mother (who I work alongside) and Angie's mom (as it pertains to long-term care for both my mom's mom and my mother-in-law).
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The presence / reliability of my new best friend has been such a gift throughout what's been (so far) of 2024. The highlight was his birthday. I was able to gift him something that was very masculine and very personal. It wasn't a difficult gift to come up with but seeing him receive it as he did was so worth it. Also, that was the first time we hugged which meant a lot to me.
Second to this special moment in time was our kayaking trip immediately prior to Memorial Day weekend. He took his two daughters, and I took my youngest. The weather was perfect. Spending the day shirtless on the river, boating and swimming, was such the gift of memory-making.
What's unique about this friendship is the fact that he's not in any way involved in Samson Society nor does he have a need to be. Instead, the relationship is essentially built upon mutual respect and platonic love that's grown out of serendipity / providence (we met at Lakeside Pres) more than anything else.
In line with this uniqueness is his reliability as a communicator. He's consistently asking me about my weekend / week. And his interest is genuine. And though he's not a skilled writer, he does his best to muddle through the constraints of text messaging.
In a few weeks, he'll be starting a new job that'll require a lot of travel throughout the remainder of '24. I'm very pleased to see this vocational upgrade come to fruition, but I am going to miss lunching / seeing him at church. But absence makes the heart grow fonder. Plus, I know how to love from afar. If Samson Society has taught me anything, it's taught me how to do that.
A huge part of our love for each other has to do with what I like to call horizontality.
Though we have very different backgrounds / professions, we are neck-in-neck when it comes to values. Values regarding family, physical health, spirituality, Mississippi, friendship and so forth. In fact, I don't believe I've ever met any other Mississippi man who's as closely matched to myself.
And finally, yes, he does (now) know of my sexual identity issues (as they pertain to my adolescent years only). This, in line with my repeated shares related to my struggles with Internet porn (& the subsequent need for Samson Society), has provided him with enough of a picture of Rob to suffice.
What's cool is that he cannot relate to any degree (I've asked). And he doesn't pretend to.
Like my wife, this guy simply has a heart of gold and a halo that illuminates all around like a supernova.
This, combined with his lumberjack / mercenary physical build / air, makes him one of a kind. He's an absolute K-E-E-P-E-R.
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In closing, my oldest two daughters are now back in college. School starts, for them, next week. As such, our 1,550-sf house is so much less stressful. Plus, Angie and I can now go back to our sleep divorce setup which we both absolutely love.