Palmers truth and Rod Pampling

It's just beautiful, is it not? A true and honsest statement by a man who was the perfect example of both those words. It's hasn't been a a couple months yet but I still miss him. Strange? Maybe so, but the truth. I know he was growing old and his time was in. He lived a charmed life, worked hard, played harder and made a huge impact in peoples lives, for thousands upon thousands of people, golfers and non-golfers alike. I can't really get over it, what he did in his long life on and off the golf course. The reverence is unmatched actually and totally deserved. 

His statement rings true and it's why I love the game like I do. There is no game in the world like it, enabling people to play over several generations together, being able to compete against others that are many many years younger or older. Golf is that way. It's fair. It's hard. But, nothing is so rewarding in the sense of self achievemnet when one competes against onesself or others and coming out on top. Watching the last PGA tournament this past weekend, it rang true again, Rod Pampling won in Vegas, beating guys half his age and doing it with solid ball striking and last round flat stick magic. I think he one putted the last 7 holes, draining a 30 foot bird to clinch his first victory in 10 years. His jounrey to the winners circle this time was long and hard. Coming back from The Web.com tour and fighting his way to it. Very motivating and something I keep in the back of my own mind and soul... Anything is possible. If you have the desire and ability - anything is possible. Anything. 

Stories like Rod Pampling's are the reason I don't give up or give in - keeping the dream alive by watching and feeling it deep down inside the golfing soul - thank goodness for modern day tv and the chance it gives us to see things just like his victory and in some ways his redemption for all the years of hard work. He never gave up on himself and beleived in his ability to do it and he did. Super cool and a beaken of light for all us old farts that still have dreams of playing against the odds and winning.... 

Great played Rod Pampling!!!

Get Up - Stand Up and the Bank of Karma

Bob... he said it. He wrote it. He made it. He lived it. He tried to show us the way. Did we listen?
The answer in my mind is a resounding no. Society today is all about getting yours, people will agree and disagree but I know it to be true. In the now times of this life people will do almost anything to advance their own agenda without the consideration of even the closest who will be greatly affected.
Nothing can make a person more dejected and depressed than being cast aside in the wake of people who really live this way. Oblivious to the affect of their actions and deeds. People lie, cheat and steal their way to the perferbial top. This we all kmow to be true and the people out their that deny it are hiding their head so far down in the sand that it's not even funny and actually real scary.. People should be ashamed of themselves for causing so much pain, suffering, uncertainty and society should create new rules that will enable us to change it.

I beileive in one thing. The Bank of Karma. In all it shapes and sizes. Sometimes it takes a long time for it to come around to the people who deserve it the most. In both it's negative and positive outcomes karma has it's subtle ways of balancing the scale and in some instances tipping it over in one direction. If and when this happens to you, well, I just hope that you have built up enough good credit in the Bank og Karma that the tipping goes in the right direction. We all have to live, everyday, we have to get up and stand up. We have to try to fight the good fight and hope the Bank keeps a total record for us that shows the real truth of our hearts.

Please consider the outcome if we don't... we can see, ever single day where we are headed and only me and you can change the path if we want. Each and everyone of us needs to Get Up and Stand Up and follow the example of Bob. Period. The world would be a better place.