Life lessons from golf

I'm sitting here watching golf .....Saturday afternoon, Dave is taking a nap after 5 hours of driving to Vegas, and it did give me pause to think about what I have learned from golf.  I've always been a competitor and athletic so taking a little white ball out of my pocket and hitting the shit out of it was not hard.  Sometimes I've even imagined the little white ball had a name...like "Patricia" (my last and worst manager at WF).

In the corporate world, there was very little coorperation amongst women.  We could have easily been the strongest contingent and taken over leadership with no problem...if only we had supported each other.  Instead, it was always a competition, how can I one up that one?  Why?  Because we were practicing the age old how can I fuck you over and get your job or your husband or house...aka...solidify my security.  Golf....when we gals play together..."great shot", even though it may suck!  Who cares, we are going to support and lift each other up!  "Keep your head down" And lots of other advice....all taken with love and understanding! You also learn about character.  Who lies, who cheats, who just says "I'm showing up to play today...I have no idea how I will do".  It's ok.  We just want to spend a few hours in your company.  You also see good sportsmanship.  Hey, I will swear with the best of them but I don't throw clubs! And patience! A hard lesson for me! And forgiveness...depending upon the person, another hard lesson for me! And so many of the life issues that you have 5 hours to talk with your trusted friends about.  It is a confidence builder to stand up in front of a little white ball, know your capacity that day, choose the right club (making the right choices), set up, shape your shot and tee it up at just the right height, fix your`stance and finally wait for the "ping"!  But what is it really about?  The same things that carry us through the other parts of life....experience, skill, knowledge, self confidence and hard won battle scars.

And the best part...men just look at you when you pull up in your cart with this unbeleiveable confusion.  Apparently they have not hear that there is no longer a "ladies day" where that's the only day ladies can play.  My firend and I played this past week and we had a twosome in front of us. They "declined' to play with women.  I've always been intimidated to play with men.  What I learned is they were more intimidated to play with us....who knew because we're funny and cute!