As a part of our daily routine, Nicole and I do our best to make it to our local gym which is a really nice little place to workout. The members for the most art are older and uber-friendly which is quite a bit different from the LA Fitness hormonal-fashionista extravaganza meet-fest back home (yeah…i made that up just now). Anyway, we really do enjoy being there in the morning and part of the experience for me has been the exchange of fitness knowledge between some of the older gents and I. These dudes are as tough as I’ve seen with regard to Korean men…and strong as all hell. A few of the guys i see every morning have gotta be pushin 70 but they spend no less than an hour each day lifting weights, jumping rope, and smoothin out the rough spots with a stint on the rubber-band massage machines.
One guy that is there absolutely all the time is particularly hardcore and as of late has been kickin my behind so i thought it appropriate to shout him out on the bloggy. First off, he’s shoe-less all the time when he works out which obviously makes him a man in the truest sense of the word. Secondly, while he’s shorter than, i’m pretty confident that he can more than likely setup a Hyundai on the squat machine and still push it through the roof. Needless to say, i’m impressed. Now he’s not a monster of a dude but he’s obviously been around the gym for a good while and never misses an opportunity to come over to me and tweak my exercises from “i’m feelin it” to “wtf!!! dude!”(basically he shows me a way to make everything hurt the next day which seemingly means it works better) I guess the coolest part is similar to most other aspects of our life here in that i’ve formed a pretty cool relationship with some of the guys just based on our common interest and even though we don’t speak all that much, we understand one another perfectly.
Happy Friday all and thanks for readin 😉
-adam
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Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had honest conversations about what they want from their lives.
Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life.
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Nice to hear you are enjoying your gym sessions. Gyms are always a good place to be with different people with different mindsets and attitudes. I guess coping and interacting with your gym-mates makes gym sessions a lot more fun. =)Mark Martinezyour creatine powder