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Next time you are
on a golf course, pay close attention to the things you say.
Think of how calmly or harshly your words
are spoken. Think of your intention and what you really mean.
Think of your tone of voice. Think of your body
language and how your words make you feel. Think of how aware
you are (conscious) of your words as they are being spoken.
For many, if not most golfers, words are verbalized
automatically and unconsciously, and the self-berating
expletives for which some of us are famous quickly take on an
addictive and destructive life of their own. Many golfers
believe that with a few choice words they will "get a bad shot
out of their systems." From the standpoint of the connection
between the mind/body and what is taught through My Spirit of Golf
, nothing could be further from the truth.
Every word we utter, which is an expression of what we are
thinking and feeling, sends with it an immediate and
simultaneous message into every cell in the body. The message,
or vibration, carries with it either calming signals or ones
that result in tension, anxiety, and fear. Our bodies simply
flow or tense up as a direct result of the signals being sent to
them through the mind. Angry words trigger angry, resistant
responses in our cells and in our bodies. Kind, compassionate,
respectful words have a very different reaction in the body and
result in a golf swing that is in a more peaceful flow.
As an exercise, choose a friend or partner with whom you can
have a one-minute conversation. One person speaks while the
other listens, and then the roles can be reversed. The most
important guideline is this: the person who is speaking must pay
very close attention to every word he or she says; speak just
for a single minute, and speak in a manner where every word is
consciously said. Notice how what you say is now being thought
of before it is spoken (maybe for the first time ever)! Also
notice how focused and centered this deliberate approach to
communicating feels in your body compared to most of the
“mindless” chatter you might otherwise say on the golf course or
throughout the day.
Begin today to gently guide your language, and you will gently
guide your mind. Change your words, and you will literally
change your life.
For more information you may contact Tim
Kremer at
info@myspiritofgolf.com
Please visit his website to learn more:
www.myspiritofgolf.com |
