There’s nothing like spontaneous laughter among friends to relieve tension and stress. We often get dragged down emotionally because we aren’t as successful as someone else or have as much money as someone else. We live in a performance based culture that so often focuses on staying ahead of everyone else without counting the consequences.
I spent this past weekend with more than 500 men at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va. They came from all over the U.S. and as far away as New Zealand. They came from all walks of life. There were doctors, lawyers, authors, performers, investment bankers, pastors, veterans, academy cadets. Some were millionaires and seemed to have it all while others had been millionaires and had lost it all. Many had beautiful homes and families and others had lost them, too. But one thing we all shared was our love for God.
Yes, this past weekend was the New Canaan Society’s annual retreat. It was a once-a-year opportunity for men to let go and be real. It was a time to laugh, cry, have fun and fellowship, reconnect, smoke hand-rolled onsite Christian Cuban cigars, if that’s your thing. It’s basically an opportunity to rip off those masks that we wear every day and get real. It’s a once-a-year opportunity to go to the mountaintop.
Thank you, Jim.
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