Dealing With It

Dealing With It

Greetings Golfers,

Isn’t life about how you deal with it?

Lately, driving on icy MN roads has been mind-boggling! People just look at the speed-limit sign and drive that speed … with no consideration of the conditions. That’s like looking at the yardage on a range-finder and not factoring the conditions.

Huh.

But hitting the wrong golf shot isn’t nearly as dangerous as driving the wrong speed on an icy road.

I think it’s just not wanting to face reality. Ever hear that saying “Ignorance is bliss”? Well … reality always wins. I find that ignorance makes me anxious and that finding the truth is bliss.

We have logic … and we have feel. Why not use them both?

Is just looking at a sign or info on a machine all that is needed to navigate life?

I also think relates to manners. Manners is about being considerate of others. Driving safely is about being considerate … which means facing reality.

Little things like opening doors for people is being considerate. The other day when I went to church, while holding a bag of groceries for the food drive … I held open the door for the couple behind me. There is another set of doors right there, and usually in that situation, they hold open the door in return. No … this time she bolted through, and it looked like he would hold open the door … but … no … he changed his mind and let the door shut on me.

This is all the same. Not valuing how you deal with life … but just valuing getting to where you want to go … no matter what. Even at church.

If the point of life is to just get to where you want to go … then why not be a criminal? Or, is the point of life about how you do it while trying to get there?

Well … we’re looking at a new year … 2026. Let’s get to where we want to go … and feel good about how we get there. Maybe take a lesson from the Par Patrol.

Cheers!

Tom Abts
GM/Head PGA Professional
tabts@deerrungolf.com