Let's be honest. Golf is not real life. For a long time, I fought that... But now that I have accepted the idea that it ISN'T everything, now it can be what it is. A beautiful thing, that just so happens to take over 4 hours to play, plus countless hours of practice and preparation to be any good. Oh and plenty of $. But that is what it is. It's something that can be all consuming, and often is. And it can be a way to simply engage our minds and bodies and be in companionship. Scores don't mean anything. Unless you make them mean something. What is real life, then? Providing something to the world, not in an abstract way but to real people. Addressing what matters to them. In other words, sacrificing oneself and ones own selfish desires in order to actually step up and be more to other people than you are to yourself. That's my take, at least. Both golf, and real life, is a type of game, wherein the one who is most righteous doesn't always win, but one must couple righteousness and diligence with humility, long time horizons, a short term memory of misfortune, and appreciation for the blessings they receive. And a sense of wonder doesn't hurt either.

Hello legends. I made this quick video on some exercises you can do to alleviate some neck, back, and hip issues that are common among us (definitely me). Comment with some specific issues you are dealing with in your body!

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Played in a 2 man best ball tournament with @Ian Saunders yesterday. It was nothing short of a great time (impending pun intended). Thru 17 holes, we didn't even think to look at the leaderboard. We were locked in just having a great time with our group. Since we had two groups ahead of us as we waited to hit our tee shots on the final hole, I tempted fate and asked Ian if he wanted to get a sweat going and check the leaderboard. At first, it said we were #6... But then the page refreshed and we were in 3rd place and 2 back from the lead (-9) at -7. With a birdie (net eagle), we would tie for the lead. I had 23 feet for birdie... I prayed that whatever God's Will for the putt was would happen...and that I would be content regardless of the result. The strike was pure and it was rolling end over end... In the heart... And stopped 1 inch away from the hole. According to my prayer, I had no negative reaction to it not going in, just a smile and hugs/handshakes for my playing partners. Thank you @Ian Saunders, it was truly an honor to be invited and a pleasure to be on the same team and straight vibin' for 5.5+ hours. P.S. This was definitely an inspiration to have an event for us here in this group later this year. Who else is interested???

This past week I taught a clinic for 12+ hours, played 72 holes of golf and competed in a 2 man best ball. Here’s what I learned: 1. Golf is hard 2. Golf is magical 3. I myself have come a long way as a player 4. You need reps to know what mistakes not to make anymore 5. You will still make mistakes 6. Your misses get better, but the frustration of missing stings regardless of how good or bad the misses are. 7. What I love about golf is not about the scoring as much as I thought… 8. I love the magical moments of golf 9. I love being present in my body when I play and helping people be present in their bodies 10. I want to feel productive even when I am on the golf course 11. Golfing in the context of competition with others is invigorating 12. Golfing with better players than you can be both inspiring and embarrassing. 13. Golfing with better players makes you play better. 14. “Feel” comes and goes… 15. What ball you play with matters…a lot 16. I don’t really want to play golf casually. 17. I feel like I am at a fork in the road - whether to double down or pivot… 18. I hate the idea of giving up… Even though part of me wants to give up and hates that missing a 5 footer matters to me...it does. I'm stoking the flames of my passion for golf. I am going to let it burn.