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Having been abruptly retired at 63 back in March my golf and life, or visa versa, habits where thrown into chaos. I knew I could swing retirement, but wouldn't be running off to Scotland anytime soon for a golf vacation, let alone out of Portland Or. As time past I realized that this was / is a new evolution in my life. People have told me that this is a 6 to 12 month metamorphous. At 7 months into it I agree, but I believe I'll take all 12 months.
I gotta say the first 6 months were not a little bit, but a whole lot whacky. First was dealing with what to do with the new space in time. Watching lots of TV was 1st, of course, oh I'm a dyed in the wool bachelor so I get to do pretty much whatever I damn well please, then after about after 3 to 4 months that got boring. In that time period is when I brought my particular negative magic to a crescendo so to speak and thereby un-endeared myself to a particular group who play for money. Being a bit of a curmudgeon I thought 'fine" and kept playing golf at the same course, but was just doing 9 with a half bag of clubs. Really good practice and I'll continue to do that.
Do I play better golf now, no; am i going to try and play in that money game anymore, I don't know; will I work on being better company, certainly.
It came home to me this afternoon when I payed my greens fee. The pro who i takes lessons from, at a different where I played today, said something like, "go beat those guys", and of course he meant it in a good & positive way; and being a old jock I appreciate, I thought for a moment, this doesn't happen often, and my reply was, and I don't know where this came from, "I'm learning its not about beating others. Its about being one with yourself". I guess what continually dumbfounds me about golf is what a perfect mirror it is of me, and the closer I look the more precise it seems to be. This should be a very interesting time ahead.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I gotta say the first 6 months were not a little bit, but a whole lot whacky. First was dealing with what to do with the new space in time. Watching lots of TV was 1st, of course, oh I'm a dyed in the wool bachelor so I get to do pretty much whatever I damn well please, then after about after 3 to 4 months that got boring. In that time period is when I brought my particular negative magic to a crescendo so to speak and thereby un-endeared myself to a particular group who play for money. Being a bit of a curmudgeon I thought 'fine" and kept playing golf at the same course, but was just doing 9 with a half bag of clubs. Really good practice and I'll continue to do that.
Do I play better golf now, no; am i going to try and play in that money game anymore, I don't know; will I work on being better company, certainly.
It came home to me this afternoon when I payed my greens fee. The pro who i takes lessons from, at a different where I played today, said something like, "go beat those guys", and of course he meant it in a good & positive way; and being a old jock I appreciate, I thought for a moment, this doesn't happen often, and my reply was, and I don't know where this came from, "I'm learning its not about beating others. Its about being one with yourself". I guess what continually dumbfounds me about golf is what a perfect mirror it is of me, and the closer I look the more precise it seems to be. This should be a very interesting time ahead.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
