Nebraskans
One of the Biggest Reasons I Love Nebraska
I meet regularly with two different groups of people. By regularly I mean that I meet with each of the groups at least twice a month for 2-4 hours at a time. Both groups are committed to a particular topic to study, but strongly encourage tangential discussions. It’s a serious commitment of time, thought and energy.
I love these interactions and feel it would be truthful to say that I need them. (This is a little stickier for me to say than it used to be because one of my groups is studying truth – what it means, what it is, how you recognize it, what should be done with it once it’s found…)
I’m a better human being because I interact regularly with these wonderful people. They make me smarter. They also encourage me to dream, hold me to high standards, tell me when my ideas stink, give me advice and provide all other sorts of support that I fear I generally take for granted.
While I don’t have any quantifiable data, I do know from friends who have moved away that these groups are not so common elsewhere. Even my most gregarious friends have encountered difficulties in forming and maintaining these kinds of groups outside of Nebraska. I don’t know why this is the case, but I do know that these groups are a wonderful benefit of being a Nebraskan.
Are you in such a group? Do you want to be? How might your life change if you were? Every group I’ve ever belonged to began with just one person asking another to meet. Trust me, it will snowball from there – and that’s the truth.