One Swing Philosophy — What Golf Taught Me About Life

I check the weather forecast several times a day. Some people check the weather just because they want to know if it will rain. But I have a few more practical reasons. First, walking my dogs! Ruby and Rich wait for me to take them for a walk. But when it rains, things get a little complicated. I check the forecast to see when the rain might stop. A little later, I check it again. The weather in Jeju changes so often that I sometimes feel I need to check the forecast every few minutes! Laundry is another problem. I dry my clothes outside in the yard. If rain is coming, I have to decide whether to do the laundry or wait. If I hang the clothes outside and it starts raining, I feel unlucky. But if I don't do the laundry and it never rains, I feel a little sorry that I missed my chance. You can't win every time! 😀💗 And then, there's golf! Tomorrow, I'm playing a fun round of golf with some friends from my small golf group at Phantom CC, which is close to my home. Our tee ...

Rich loves going to new places. When we go for a walk, he sometimes turns in a direction we do not usually take. Then he pulls on his leash and makes little whining sounds. “I want to go that way!” When I am busy or not feeling well, I usually pull the leash back. “Rich, not today. Let’s go home.” But today was different. It was time to turn around and go home, but Rich suddenly turned toward a different road again. He pulled on his leash and whined. I looked at him for a moment and said, “Okay, Rich. Today is your lucky day. 😂💖 You want to go somewhere new and smell everything you can. Let’s go.” So today, I followed the road Rich wanted to take. We walked a little farther and went to a park where we could see the sea. Rich was very busy smelling everything around him. And I slowly followed him. There is one thing about Rich that still amazes me. Rich has always loved exploring new places. Before, he also loved walking in the direction where Ruby had her accident. But after I rescue...

The sky looked a little strange this morning. It looked like it might rain soon. But Ruby and Rich needed their morning walk, so we went outside anyway. 😊 And today, we were really lucky. Not long after we started walking, a few raindrops began to fall. “Oh, it’s raining!” So I decided to turn around and go home. But, of course… Rich did not want to go home. 😂 Rich wanted to keep going. I wanted to go home. So I kept telling him, “Rich, it’s raining! It’s going to pour soon. Come on. Let’s go home.” Of course, Rich listened very carefully… but he still wanted to keep going. 😂 Ruby was completely different. She had already finished her job. Then she started pulling my leash, as if she were saying, “Mommy, let’s go home.” 😂 Luckily, Rich finished his job very quickly on our way home, too. Jackpot! Both dogs finished their jobs. And we had only walked for 15 minutes! 🐕🐕 On the way home, I kept singing a little song to them. 🎵 “Yummy food is waiting for you, Rich and Ruby. You two...

This morning, while walking with Ruby and Rich, I suddenly felt tears in my eyes. Every morning, they still bother me. “Let’s go for a walk!” They wake me up, ask me to hurry, and remind me again if I take too long. Usually, I think of it as just part of my daily routine. But this morning, I suddenly felt grateful for it. I looked at them and thought, How long will they be able to walk beside me like this? It has already been three months since Ruby fell off a cliff. At that time, I was too busy trying to save her, taking her to the hospital, and treating her wounds to really think about what had happened. I only had one thought: I had to save her. Recently, one of my old blog posts became popular again and moved up the list. So I read it again. It felt like the person I was three months ago and the person I am today were sitting across from each other, with that old post between us. And this time, I realized just how serious the situation had been. There were rocks below the cliff, th...