In and Out of "The Flow"

As is the case with most things we spend our time with in this life, golf offers us a window into our soul.  Because it is just us and that little white ball, all kinds of interesting inner dialogues take place.  There is no real defender to our goal, just a neutral area of nature that we relate to in any way we choose.  If we are thinking clearly, positively and with trust in ourselves...amazing things can happen out on that neutral field of the golf course.  You may find yourself taking a swing that you were not fully aware you were able to make.  You may find a moment where you and the feeling of solid impact are in total harmony and you can sense the slightest changes to the weight of the swinging pendulum....and then....its gone.  A negative thought, a doubt, a tension creeps into the golf swing and it can feel like the golf swing has become this uncontrollable monster that you will never tame.

You can spiral down that trap door of doubt and heaviness and anger in the game of golf....or you notice how far you have gotten away from that free, easy, relaxed and effortless place and the journey back to your centered self begins anew.  The journey to return back to the place that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi refers to as "In the Flow".

A sense of humor and lightness of emotion go a long way towards playing the game well.  Find people that make you feel good and make you smile in your soul and go spend some time with them on the golf course.  A great time and a flowing experience will be had by all.