I picked up a golf club in July for the first time. I never wanted to golf before, but like hiking, I decided to put aside fears and judgements and lean into it. I was dating a guy that was out on the course all of the time and it motivated me to take a lesson. From that day forward, I was hooked.
Golf is one of the most humbling activities. One day I’ll go out and everything just vibes, and the next it crumbles. But I get myself up, back to the range, work on the small tiny parts of my swing in hopes for big changes on the course. Sometimes it works, downtimes it doesn’t. But I still want to get out and try again.
People always said golf is a mental game and I had no idea what that meant but it’s all mental. One bad text message, one issue with traffic, a slow group ahead, all impacts everything on the course.
Since I am who I am, and do what I do, I clearly see all of the parallels to life. I just wish I could be as patient with myself in life as I am with golf 🙂.
