Swing into Spring

My little man...last year...practicing his Swing

The first day of Spring is Sunday, March 20^th, and golfers everywhere will be celebrating!

For the upcoming occasion I have collected some quotes I found from golf movies.

Enjoy!  

 

Truly,

Amber

 

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

“My dear young lady, I'm not losing my temper. I'm merely trying to play some golf.”

– David Huxley (Cary Grant) 

Caddyshack (1980)

 [Judge Smails is taking an inordinately long time to hit his drive on the first tee, while Al Czervik waits in the next foursome]
Al Czervik: While we're young.

Happy Gilmore (1996)

Bob Barker: I can't believe you're a professional golfer. I think you should be working at the snack bar.

Bob Barker: This guy sucks.

Happy Gilmore : That guy is driving me crazy.   

Bob Barker: You know what’s driving me crazy? You not getting the ball into the hole.

Tin Cup (1996)

Roy McAvoy: When was the last time you took a risk?
Dr. Molly Griswold: Well, I'm with you, Roy. I'm with you.

 Legend of Bagger Vance( 2000)

“There's a perfect shot out there tryin' to find each and every one of us... All we got to do is get ourselves out of its way, to let it choose us... Can't see that flag as some dragon you got to slay... You got to look with soft eyes... See the place where the tides and the seasons and the turnin' of the Earth, all come together... where everything that is, becomes one... You got to seek that place with your soul"  

'Are We There Yet!??'

I can hear the birds chirping!

We are finally witnessing sunsets (the whole neighborhood was Facebooking about it the other day!) and little by little some of the ice is melting….

On Sunday I wore a coral colored sweater to church and many of the choir members wore spring colors as well; greens, pinks and light blues!

We are all hopeful for spring!

I’ve been so eager to open my cars sunroof and feel the warm air and smell the spring breeze while driving down the highway…but sadly, if I did I would freeze; there is nothing to smell and even though we haven’t needed long johns under our clothes for the last few days, the air is far from being warm....

We are not there yet…It is still winter.

We just have to hold out for a little over a month and then we’re home free!

I think as much as I do love winter and snow, several weeks of dreariness in a row can wear on a person. The bitter cold and bone-chilling, icy days are no fun.

The dead of winter is much like being in a rut in life; too much of the same old, same old. It can feel awful day-after-day waking up to the same cloud hanging over our head.

Bleak forecasts give way to discouraging outlooks; so much that we can’t see the green grass beneath the snowy path never mind the silver lining within the clouds.

So, to break the winter doldrums in mid-February, many retailers will use brighter colors and bigger sales. Magazines will publish much more motivating and exciting content and new diets will be out momentarily. They know, this is the last stretch and we need a little something more to make it through.

Some of these things might work for well for some people, but I think when life’s ruts are big, we need something more; and not a ‘thing’ at all.

It can be more encouraging to not list material things at all, but write down things that many of us experience. Things that make our day bright, even if the sun is not shining and the ones that without, life  would feel unbearable.

Let us appreciate blessings like:

The sun

Clean running water

A roof over our heads

The gifts of sight, sound and touch

 Our loved ones

The freedom to worship

The opportunity to learn

…Just to name a few…

So even if the weatherman doesn’t predict tomorrow to be a sunny day…

Make it one yourself!

‘Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.'– Anthony J. D’Angelo

Truly,

Amber