One Swing Philosophy — What Golf Taught Me About Life

I am not an excellent cook. I would say I am somewhere in the middle. Some people are truly talented at cooking. Their dishes look and taste special, and I admire them. My cooking is much more ordinary. 😁💗 But I enjoy making my own meals, especially when I can use fresh vegetables from my little garden. This morning, I picked some chives from my yard and cooked them with tomatoes, onions, and eggs. I added a little oyster sauce this time, and the result was delicious! I have learned that eating healthy does not mean I have to eat bland food every day. I enjoy food, so I want my meals to be both healthy and tasty. Growing chives also takes a little work. People might think you can simply plant them and let them grow, but I need to remove weeds by hand, add a little fertilizer, and cut and clean the chives one by one before cooking. The last part is probably the most tiring! Still, my chives grow beautifully without pesticides, and I can enjoy fresh ones from my own garden almost all y...

It rained heavily in Jeju today. I went to the driving range and enjoyed hitting golf balls. But the rain became so heavy that I started worrying about Ruby and Rich at home. After about 40 minutes of practice, I decided to head home. Luckily, both dogs were safe and dry. They seemed to have stayed in the storage shed to avoid the rain. Then I thought about Ruby. Ruby never gets wet if she can help it. She loves going outside, but she hates wet grass. She may go there once to do her business, but after that, she refuses to walk on the same wet grass again. Instead, she carefully steps on stones or finds dry places to walk. And muddy puddles? Absolutely not! Usually, Ruby follows me wherever I go without any trouble. But when she sees a dirty or wet place, she suddenly has very strong opinions. I can almost hear her saying, “Mom, I love going outside. But surely you don't expect me to walk through THAT!” It makes me laugh every time. Ruby is also surprisingly clean. Her body rarely ...

Yesterday, I had lunch with a close friend. The autumn sun was quite strong, but we did not want to go home right after lunch. So we decided to walk for about 30 minutes. There is a small park near my home called Jeongmosi Shelter , above Jeongbang Waterfall. I had discovered it while walking Ruby and Rich. It is surrounded by trees, so it is cool even on sunny days. A small stream runs through the park, and there are little waterfalls and stream along the way. I had always liked this place. But recently, I noticed something was changing. More and more flowers were being planted. I often wondered, Who is doing all this? Yesterday, I finally found out. Two people were working with the flowers in the park. They told us that they were slowly turning the park into a beautiful garden. I suddenly had so many questions. “What kind of flowers are you planting?” “When did you start?” “Are you changing the whole park?” “What kind of flower is this?” I kept asking questions. 😊 ...

Over the past year, I have noticed a few small changes in myself. Until last year, I rarely kept pain relief patches at home. Of course, I sometimes bought them when I really needed one. But I never thought about keeping them in the house. These days, however, I feel a little uncomfortable when I run out of them. It is almost like not having Tylenol in my medicine cabinet. So whenever I go to the pharmacy, I usually buy some patches to keep at home. I never paid much attention to these patches before. I thought I could simply wait a few days whenever my muscles felt tired or sore. But one day, I tried wearing a patch for a day after my muscles became tired. To my surprise, I felt much better the next day! Since then, I have changed my habit. Instead of putting up with muscle pain for several days, I use a patch when I need one. I guess I am learning to take better care of myself. My Body Needs a Little Rest, Too Recently, my golf shots were not going well, so I went to the driving rang...

This morning, as soon as I woke up, I said something to myself. “If I can’t avoid it, let’s enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!” These days, Ruby and Rich often wake me up one after another during the night. So I sometimes don’t get enough deep sleep, and I feel a little tired when I wake up. But what can I do? This is my life. So I decided to enjoy the day anyway. Today Was My Day to Work in My Field Today, I had decided to go to my field in Yong-su-ri. I packed my weed sprayer and headed out. But when I arrived, I was surprised. There were not many weeds. It had not rained for quite a while, and we had only had some rain during the last two days. The summer heat had also gone down a little. There were some weeds in one area, but instead of spraying weed killer, I decided to pull them out myself. Honestly, I don't feel completely comfortable using too much weed killer on my own land. So I spent about one hour pulling weeds by hand. And that wasn't all. I also cleaned up the ...

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...