Playing hurt, knowing when it's time and getting ready again...

Lucky for me I'm not even close to having all these possible injuries now, but having some lumbar or lower back problems has been bothering me the past couple of weeks and the it reared it's ugly head on Thursday, I drove to Skåne from where I live in Norway to play the first tournament of the season on Wednesday and when I awoke on Thursday morning I knew I it was going to be a struggle. I have played hurt before, both in basketball and golf but this time it was hard to produce anything close to my best. I did everything possible to get things in order, stretching, rolling and more stretching but because of the very cold and windy conditions my lumbar never had a chance to loosen up and stay in working order, 

Those who know me, know I have struggled with some lower back problems the last years, but I really thought it was going to be ok with all the preparatory work I have been doing this winter but alas it wasn't to be this time around. I was going to play three, two day tournaments up until the start of May and then there is a month laps in the schedule that I was going to use for practice in getting ready for the summer season from June to Sept - that's when the bulk of the tournaments are being played and knowing now it was time to rest a few days, get some treatment and then back at getting ready again... that's the plan anyway and that means I have almost 6 weeks until the summer season starts, which should be more than enough time. 

Hope everyone that follows along is doing good, have no injuries yourself and that life is treating you fair. Hope that the summer brings many a warm day, lots of time to be outside doing whatever it is that you enjoy. I'm trying to think that everything happens for a reason, and that my back was incorporating and making it hard is just a sign that I need to have patience and keep doing the leg work in order to compete,,, 

Again, thanks for all the good thoughts and encouragement I have been receiving. Know that it's so much needed, especially when things don't go according to plan and one has to reevaluate which steps forward will lead to the results and goals one has... 

The Serg - Perseverance - Peace of mind and the finding of ones form within oneself and love....

He did it. Finally got that monkey off his back. Of all the days to do it too, birthday to his mentor and idol Seve. If people can't see that all things are connected here on this crazy, spinning globe, even after things like we witnessed on Sunday, well, then I don't know what to tell ya, other than; open your eyes and hearts to the fact that we are all somehow connected to something much bigger that binds us all together in this soup of our existence. No one can tell me any different, I've seen and experienced to many things to not believe and The Serg's win this past weekend is just one small example of how it all might just fit together. Finding peace among the busyness and the seeming randomness of it all is just beautiful to see. Of course I don't know the guy, seen him in person a couple of times but feeling his reaction in the picture above was real and also beautiful. 

It's Perseverance. 

Only a few more days of practice and the season's first group of tournaments is just around the bend. Getting my golfing legs underneath me is coming along well and the finding of some form is also happening day by day. Looking so forward to experiencing myself this season, in a different way than before, I have been working hard on more than just my golf these past months, finding more and more out about myself and what makes me tick. Getting some help in finding ones form is not just about the physical - one has to expand ones mind thru getting wiser, smarter and understanding why you are the way you are. Accepting the things you cannot change and trying your best to change what you can is just so important and learning to love yourself along the way. It can give you a peace that is hard to describe but accepting what you find is just so important. 

It's about Perseverance,

I hope everyone who reads my stuff is doing good in this time we call Easter. Hope that all my readers are with loved ones and the people that make your life worth living. If not physically - then in spirit and good thoughts. Lift yourself up, brush away the doubt of whatever needs to be pushed aside and believe in yourself and yes, in your fellow humans that are probably trying just as hard as you, albeit in their own different ways perhaps but we all have to get busy living... Life is and can be a wonderful thing, people will surprise you from time to time, let you down, hurt you in ways you couldn't imagine but never give up...keep believing that it's all connected somehow and love the journey. 

It's all about Perseverance.