“๐๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐’๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ก๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐.” DM’d a reader after I posted a picture about having fun golfing with my husband and some good friends one evening.
Having successfully avoided playing golf for the first 40-some years of my life, asking if, “I really enjoy golf?” Does beg the question.
And the answer is, “Yesโkinda.”
The real reason I golf is because my family golfs. My husband LOVES to golf. Many of my friends play golf. It’s all about connections and a chance to laugh and play together.
My husband told me years ago one of the things he “would like more than anything is if I would learn to play golf well enough to enjoy it with him.” ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ?
Well, I did actuallyโwhen the kids were little. The thought of getting a sitter for 4-hours (to play golf) was not on my radar. Even when my husband surprised me with clubs one Christmas years ago, he could not get me out of the course except on a rare occasion.
Today, things are different. The kids are older; they can all fend for themselves, and I want to find ways to spend time with my husbandโso I golf. If my husband and kids are going to golf for a few hours and they have asked me to join themโand I choose not toโthat’s my loss.
My twenty-something son golfs and our daughter, when she’s home from school, is willing to drive around in the cart with me. It’s a win-win. I get to spend all afternoon with my husband and adult kids, and then we typically enjoy dinner afterward. What a blessing!
The reality is I am not that great of a golfer, but I am learning, and I get a little less frustrated playing the game today than I did have a year or so ago.
Do you know what I do when I’ve swung my club way too many times trying to get that little ball down the course? I pick it up and throw it. It’s called keeping up with the ‘Pace of Play’ so I am not frustrating everyone around me by playing too slow. Whatever works…
I hope by sharing this with you, it will encourage you to try something new. Consider an activity with your spouse, kids, or friends, even if you are worried you might not like it or you won’t be any good. For me, it’s more about creating memories with those I love than whether ‘I really like playing golf or not.’
“I’ve learned…that it’s not what I have in my life, but who I do life with that counts.”-Unknown
Lisa hopes to share life’s stories through the ever-changing platform she founded, called The Evolving Nest.ย She writes and shares insights about her own triumphs and struggles during her 30-year marriage to her husband and best friend. Together they have 3 growing children, two of which live 1,500 miles away most of the year, and an adult son with autism who has the run of the upstairs to himself. Lisa also contributes to Her View From Home, various podcasts, and of course, her own website, The Evolving Nest.
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