Working Hard or Hardly Working?

The more I spend time at the University's Gym, the more I am convinced that there are even seperate sub generations within the millennial generation. Where as the Baby Boomers are majority incompetent to technology (my Mom still has a flip phone and she is so content). But through this unknown art, there is strength I have realized older individuals hold. That is social intention.

What?

I personally have sought to disconnect myself from my cell phone as much as possible. I chose to ask for and iPod for Christmas so that I can have my music and music alone during my workouts. In my opinion it helps immensely with discipline and distraction.

While I look around the gym to these younger birds, I have noticed more and more that there is more thumb conditioning through scrolling and texting. I witness a lot of sitting and staring at a screen in the hand.

Friends working out together who say few words to each other between sets and cardio because they are too busy looking at what's trending on Twitter.

Those intentional, vulnerable conversations existing less and less. Again Vanity wins all as sweats are barely broken and posts are put up. #hittingthegymhard #workhard #puttinginthehours #gymselfie

...The same reactions are deterred only slightly when the majority of young girls who are flaunting themselves and lifting weights that are not a healthy weight to be lifted at their skill level and strength. All for a guy who does it often. These girls ooze their flirty interest in hopes that affection would be shown back... But lets face it, guys are oblivious.

Again intentions skewed and false expectations set for each other.


We must own what we pursue and for truth not for misleading circumstances. These are things that I've learned for myself over the last 10 years. But I feel it is something that I have always gravitated more toward. The passion and desire to better maintain my body instead of being distracted by social interactions. Because of this I have tried more and more to follow the baby boomers in social intention.

I see more and more round about ways of complimenting and pursuing. Instead of a verbal compliment, there is more "likes" needed in order to feel like it's worth something. Instead of a physical conversation we ignore the call so that we can text instead.

I'm not mad. I'm simply stating truth in what I'm witnessing. It brings me back to the rings on my finger and the present that I live in while very much hoping that my daily focus during my morning work outs have some type of rubbing off effect and example on these "youth" who share my generation just barely.

I can only hope.

I hope that people, including myself, would look at real things instead of through a screen and filter. I pray that the bondage of these hand held devices would be broken and that the importance of face to face connection and communication is so much more important than needing to hashtag your food and spend an entire date on your phone!












-Keep Adventuring.