Imperfect

I’ve kind of taken a break from Twitter and FaceBook this week, mostly unintentional but it kind of felt good. I got to thinking about all the time I used to spend outdoors when I was growing up (I’ve been outdoors doing training all week) and how much exercise I got just running around with my friends. We have possibly the biggest generational gap between thirty-somethings and twenty-somethings, if you’re in your thirties and have a question about computers or games your children might be your best source of knowledge, they might have to ask you the rules to flag football though. When did it become more important for kids to find friends and communicate online than face to face? More than once I have called someone and they wouldn’t pick up but promptly sent a text message asking what I needed, most of the time I could have just said what I had to say and been on my way but instead I get to spend several minute trying to thumb out the words! Science has proven that human contact and verbal communication are essential to healthy emotional stability. I’m not saying that texting and video games are the reason Tucson just had a massacre; some people are just beyond help. What I am saying is that when we move away from what we were designed to do, living the way we were meant to, that it can cause problems. Everyone has a design, some internal thing that drives them to be what they are. This design used to drive people to what they were meant to be and we have ignored it for so long that it is no longer the norm to step out of our comfort zone and attempt to be great. Not everyone is destined to be a hero, or famous, or rich and powerful but we were all meant to be great at something. We should constantly try to improve ourselves; no one starts out being ok with just being ok. I don’t have a glamorous job but it’s one I love so I do my best to be my best. That’s not to say I don’t slack off every now and then, you can’t run full throttle all day every day. Some people will tell you to take things day by day and just do your best each day, which can be tiring. I see my ideal end-state and work towards that, the key is not to give up or feel down when you mess up. Nobody can be perfect any day let alone every day.