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Gratitude*
“Practicing being grateful can lead to increased happiness and a feeling of well-being. Having a so-called attitude of gratitude on the golf course brings you into a higher vibration that moves you past any negative situation and attracts more of the best in your game. It is not about getting what you want. Gratitude is about accepting what you get.
Gratitude leads to lower levels of stress hormones.
Gratitude is a state of being. It is a feeling in your heart that can transform your thinking and your physicality. Being grateful is how you can balance the ups and downs in your golf game. Take the time to find the balance between your heart and your will to make things happen. Remember why you love to play golf.
If you are criticizing, you are not feeling grateful. If you are blaming, you are not feeling grateful. If you are complaining, you are not feeling grateful. If you are feeling anxious, you are not being grateful. If you are afraid, you are not being grateful. If you are in a bad mood, you are not feeling grateful.
Practicing being grateful can make you happier.
Studies show that practicing gratitude can increase your happiness levels by about 25 percent.
It’s easy to become negative when your golf game isn’t what you expect. If you have a tendency to look at your golf game with a critical eye and only notice what didn’t happen as you had wanted, it is time to look at the successes that you have had.
No golfer’s game is all good or all bad. When you play patiently without complaining, the miracles will multiply for you. Writing down what you enjoyed will bring back memories of the good times you had on the golf course. Be aware of how this makes you feel different.
Build your gratitude list with a sincere thank you for every compliment you receive from your golf partners. Golfers are known for ignoring a compliment because their ego tells them the shot wasn’t up to their perceived level of performance. Receive the compliment with gratitude for the gift that was given to you without judging the content or the giver of the compliment. In this way giving and receiving are the same, and both parties are rewarded with good feelings instead of bad ones. Your glass is then half full instead of half empty.
Be thankful for all your golf experiences. Success is getting what you want. Happiness is loving what you get.
Happiness is an attitude you can create in every moment. A key to feeling happy is gratitude. When you are thankful for whatever experience you are having, your whole being energetically opens to the possibility of feeling happy.
It is not happy people who are thankful.
It is thankful people who are happy.
Like every aspect of your golf game, repetition is necessary for success. Decide to spend time being grateful in every moment. The more you practice being grateful, you will develop an awareness of appreciating the small successes in your golf game.”
*Excerpts are from Chapter 12; Attitudes, “THE HEART OF GOLF, Access Your Supreme Intelligence for Peak Performances” now available on www.createspace.com/6307102 All royalties will be donated to Junior Golf!
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