So today's golf game was at Roosevelt same as last week. Although I played ok, there were also holes I should have done better with as I grapple with my own consistency. Today I thought I'd practice with that consistency on the same golf course. I also wanted to practice mindfulness. By that I mean to focus on the shot the minute I hit the shot and not just swing willy-nilly asking the Universe to guide my swing. I realize that if I am focused on a bad outcome right at that moment, that is exactly what I am going to get. The key is to practice focusing more on the outcome that I want, the swing that I want. And be find a way to be relaxed, confident, and in rhythm instead of worrying about messing up. To that end, I let my body adjust itself, even right up to the point of making contact with the ball. So what happened? The first shot on the first tee went almost exactly where I hit it last week. And although I muffed the 2nd shot, I did have a shot at par from the edge of the green. 3 putting from there got me a 6. That already tells me I have to make adjustments on my putts. Same old story. Second hole, I muffed twice but I did have a nice first tee shot and a decent recovery shot to the green. I ended up with a 7. On the short 3rd tee where I blew a par putt last week, I blew the tee shot and ended up with a 5. I finally picked it up on Hole 4 I hit almost exactly like last week and like last week I had a 5, barely missing a par putt. And then I had a nice tee shot on the next hole but clunked the 2nd shot in the bunker and had to dig it out. I got a 6 on that one. Finally on the funnel hole I broke through. A beautiful iron 150 yards down the field, another iron that went past the hole and then I made a miracle putt for a birdie! Same thing with the next hole, nice tee shot with an iron, got to a par putt, missed it for a 4. And then on Hole 8 I blew up starting from the tee shot. Got a 7 on that one. And then on the last hole I finished with a par! Hey I didn't play too bad. I had a par and a birdie! Hey I did have a round of 46 right? That isn't bad. Just a couple of shots over bogey. And I knew my mistakes were very correctable. I think I just needed to warm up because I actually played very well from Hole 4 on. If you took away the first 3 holes and hole 8, I was doing well. And so I can say I was more satisfied with today's round than last week. Getting a birdie and a par on the last hole will do that for ya.
And so I went home, got my IN-N-Out lunch and basically replicated last Sunday. And took a nice nap right after lunch too. I got another chance at some ME TIME like yesterday before I decided to watch a slew of movies instead. Today I realize I have to do homework if I need to foray into the stock market tomorrow, and indeed if I need to monitor the GameStop situation and other brewing short sells. It seems like the Reddit crew is now turning its attention on silver. Hmmm. If anything that shows me that it truly is possible to have homerun wins in the stock market rather than following a methodical plan though that too is good. I can win at both right? But it turned out I never did get any homework done. And that's because I just focused on feeling good and appreciating the weekend and appreciating the moment. I ended up making lamb stew... again like last week but this time I added more meat, and I added more potatoes. I even took a video of me enjoying myself while I prepared the meal. I was braising my lamb right then. Awww... wouldn't it be nice if I were doing this for someone who can appreciate it (no dig at Lisa there LOL - after all she did show lots of appreciation in the early days when I would make her stir fry all the time. And spaghetti... how can we forget Sunday night spaghetti?!). Turns out I do enjoy cooking though. And although I barely ate enough of my own lamb stew to make a dent in the food I prepared, i was really REALLY full. I concluded my Sunday night watching Snowpiercer on AMC. And when I looked up it was already close to midnight and my eyelids were starting to droop. There went the weekend. And I have no complaints.
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