The Golf Swing--The Swing of Life

The Golf Swing
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Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick. (P.J. O'Rourke)

The golf swing is really unique. You have to stay focused and keep your eye on the ball; no sneaking a peek before you smack it into the air and it sails away (hopefully straight). Before you even look up, you can feel the motion of whether or not you have swung just right. Too hard, and the ball just flops. When you truly have connected, you know that it is a beautiful swing and then you look up and confirm just what you thought. When you try too hard and use too much force, sometimes you simply miss the mark. It is your natural swing that counts; it's the natural rhythm that makes the most difference.

Life is much like the swinging of a golf club. Some days you feel connected; your groove is naturally right and you are connecting in the perfect manner. You have chosen the right "club" to make the right hit. Sometimes you use the driver because you need the distance; you need to really make an impact. Other times, you may choose the putter or maybe you simply need to give small words of encouragement. Whatever the club, it is your natural rhythm that makes all the difference. What you do naturally will always outshine your forced actions. Natural motivators have a way with people, but if you let this same individual try to become something she is not then, her rhythm becomes thorny and unnatural. Stay connected and flow with your true, natural rhythm.


“A book is a part of life, a manifestation of life, just as much as a tree or a horse or a star. It obeys its own rhythms, its own laws, whether it be a novel, a play, or a diary. The deep, hidden rhythm of life is always there/that of the pulse, the heart beat.” (Henry Miller)