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I’ve recently been reevaluating my beliefs on money (stimulated by the Prosperity Podcasts available FREE on iTunes) and I’m really enjoying seeing how resourceful I can be, as well as SHOCKED at how much money I really have, when I’m not spending it mindlessly

In good GolfLogic form, maintaining ourselves as the online space for FREE local golf deals, anytime I see a good deal I think you might be interested in, I’ll be posting notice of it here for you. Please respond to each one - in your own thumbs up/down sort of way, if you like each opportunity we post.

Let’s share the abundance! There’s certainly more than enough to go around.

Mental toughness is personal characteristic I didn’t begin to fully understand until recently - I’m now learning with a deepened yoga practice that includes meditation (just focusing my thoughts; no chanting for this lady!) how to focus my thoughts on the task at hand (my yoga shot) and the tools I have (my feet, legs, hips, arms, torso & head, as well as my golf clubs) to create in reality the success I am visualizing in my mind & FEELING in my body. THIS is mental toughness!

The largest obstacle to manifesting in reality that clear, focused mental image of success are the unnecessary distracting thoughts of the past (I still feel so good about that birdie on the last hole… can I make a joke to my friend about it before I take my shot?) and future (I can almost taste the beers my buddy’ll buy me for winning… mmmm, beer. what am I in the mood for today?).

Without mental clutter (thoughts about past & future) 100% of your senses are able to focus on the present moment, this instant, the task at hand. Really, we manifest whatever is in our minds at that instant of action - if your mind is cluttered with unnecessary, repetitive or compulsive thinking, the result you manifest in reality, this moment, will be an erratic, irrational mess. Not really the kind of results you want in golf, work, life, love, parenting….

It is HARD not to think about past & future. You’re probably doing it right now (because we brought it up). This is why we focus in Yoga For Golfers on breathing… Probably the easiest way to not think about past & future thoughts is to distract your mind with much more tangible, real thinking - observing the present moment and what is required of you right now at this instant. Vigilance is not required.

Try this next time you address the ball. Acute awareness of your body and the world around you can be created when you learn to focus your thoughts on something else - the present moment, how different parts of your body feels, how the environment is flowing around you (wind, sunlight, rain), how your equipment feels, feeling your feet grounding down into the soles of your shoes and the earth below).

Start by observing only your breath for a few seconds. Close your eyes, removing the sometimes distracting sense of sight, and check in with your body as you breathe deep - check in with each of your other senses touch, smell, taste and hearing to focus your thoughts only on the present moment. Now, using everything you’ve learned about the present moment, open your eyes and add observing with sight to the present moment you are focused on. When the time is right, continuing to breathe and observe and make adjustments as necessarily, take your shot.

Whether the shot was “good” or not, it is almost entirely a direct reflection of the state of your mind at the instant you took the shot. It is now in the PAST, and you need to move your awareness forward into the present moment, now, clearing away thoughts of past & future so that you can practice mental toughness again and apply it to the next shot. This is a lifelong practice you can apply to improve in any area of your life - with practice, you’ll become more consistent in the results because you are more consistently able to stay present in your game.

My favourite golf hole in Victoria… number 17 at Olympic View Golf.

The 17th hole is a slightly uphill par 4 that plays 417 yards from the blues (men’s HCP 12). It’s a picturesque hole with a Japanese garden just off the tee and a majestic 60-foot waterfall directly behind the green.

Aside from being a simply gorgeous and challenging golf hole, I think the reason I like it so much has to do with the last time I played it in late October 2007. We teed off late in the day so the sun was setting by the time when made the turn at 10. By the time we were teeing up 17 we could just barely make out the silhouette of the rock walls that run the length of both sides of the 17th fairway.

We drove by sound and luckily enough we all found our balls in the fairway. My second shot was a full 7 iron which landed at the back of what is a very large green. That left me with a 55 foot putt in the pitch dark. One of our foursome hand a pen light which he used to guide my putt right into the hole for a birdie. We all laughed our asses off. I’ve never come close to birdieing 17 in the light of day.

What’s your favourite golf hole?

“There are good people who are in politics, in both parties, who hold this at arms length because if they acknowledge it & recognize it, then the moral imperative to make big changes is inescapable.”
Al Gore
An Inconvenient Truth

Maybe it’s not the government we should be looking to for these sweeping changes - we can make a significant change and at the same time enjoy our lives more with socially and environmentally aware businesses that not only provide higher quality food, products and services to us, but also to many families and communities around the word (through responsible business practices).

This Earth Day I am considering the effect of supporting really responsible business in every area of my life, including my own living. While I develop the mental image of the perfect, enlightened advertising agency I can work for and feel good about what we do in business and how we do it, take a look at these two environmentally and socially responsible businesses:

To order chocolates online, I recommend trying out the really yummy, eco & socially friendly, enlightened chocolate from Vosges Haut-Chocolat www.vogoseschocolate.com All the purest, finest, organic ingredients are used to make world-class chocolates with unique flavour influences like Bacon + Chocolate (It is a miracle—these pigs can fly! The new Flying Chocolate Pigs have arrived to further quench the cravings of adoring bacon and chocolate fans. Each solid chocolate pig combines applewood smoked bacon, Alder wood smoked salt and deep milk chocolate.)
Their facility and production processes have been approved as an organic manufacturing facility - organic farms do not release synthetic pesticides into the environment, some of which have the potential to harm local wildlife. Organic farms are better than conventional farms at sustaining diverse ecosystems, i.e., populations of plants and insects, as well as animals.

in the San Fransisco Bay area: Chocolate Dividends www.chocolatedividends.org says happy chocolate comes from happy rain forests and happy communities. Chocolate Dividends devotes their time and profits to growing communities, including:
- Organize Tasting Circles that bring good chocolates to good friends.
- Help small social enterprises like Yachana Gourmet connect with markets in the US.
- Contribute all profits to the Chocolate Dividends Donor Advised Fund, managed by Calvert Foundation to invest in social enterprises.

Much has been written and spoken on the subject of Tiger Woods winning all four majors in 2008, but with one major in the bank, plus the British Open last year, Lorena Ochoa is half way to a slam of her own, and there may be no stopping her on a quest to capture them all in 2008.

I was fortunate enough to follow Ochoa at the British Open last year, and there is no reason why she cannot dominate the women’s game like no-one before.  Lorena has all the shots, aswell as the determination and passion to keep on improving.  The only previous doubt over her game was the ability to close out tournaments under pressure, but with three wins out of her four tournaments this year, that weakness is surely eradicating week by week.

Many people will suggest that it is easier for Ochoa to win majors because there is less depth on the LPGA tour, but with Annika Sorenstam back on the rise, veteran campaigners like Davies, Inkster and Pak wishing to add to their collection, and the much vaunted youngster like Pressel, Peterson and Creamer trying to make their mark.  Any future majors won’t be a walk in the park.

There is a small tournament also being played on the men’s tour this week, Mr Woods has now got himself a challenger for most dominant player of 2008. If he is successful on the lush fairways of Augusta, be prepared for a media frenzy this season as the press gather momentum for a possible double Grand Slam.

As golf fans lets hope that these two stars can provide us with a year to remember.

Its honestly not that often that I am excited or inspired by seeing a recently-developed variety of yoga practice; something that I look forward to trying myself and that I believe could offer a unique option to advanced yoga practice:

Click HERE to read the article.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid452319854/bctid1487554922

Jason Magness meditates in full-lotus posture balanced on a slackline over the Arizona desert.

O-M-G!!! Imagine what that kind of CORE STRENGTH could do to your ability to consistently drive with accuracy???

OK so not everyone thinks Tiger is an appropriate role model (some of his verbal outbursts may not be appropriate for children), but I’ve always thought it would be SO COOL to live on the golf course (with kids), and never even have to think about getting in the car to head for the tee box. Maybe I’m a lazy golfer, but I prefer to expend my energy on my game, not getting there & back home!

If you agree, and can afford to invest in a luxury vacation property (yes, my inner shop-aholic is showing!) this may be the opportunity for you!

(following edited from www.golfcourserealty.com)
The Freedom Realty Exchange (www.FRE.com), has just announced the launch of an online auction campaign to sell eight brand-new, grand estate homes at Amelia RiverWalk in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The area offers recreational activities including miles of pristine waterways and beaches and, of course, golfing - Amelia Island offers three championship courses designed by Tom Fazio, Bobby Weed and Pete Dye, plus the newly opened 18-hole Amelia River Golf Club (formerly known as Royal Amelia), crafted by Tom Jackson.

These luxurious homes feature 4 to 5 bedrooms and 3 to 4.5 bathrooms, and range from approximately 3,000 sq. ft. to over 4,300 sq. ft. Each home includes attractive features like a covered front and rear patio, hardwood and ceramic tile floors, solid-surface countertops, an energy efficient central air conditioning and heating system, recessed lighting and walk-in closets. Though originally priced at an average of over $500,000, these homes will be offered on FRE.com with minimum bids as low as $223,000. Also included in the online home auction is the exquisite fully-furnished St. Augustine model. Previously priced at $1,000,000, this 4,334 sq. ft. home has a minimum bid of only $1!

If you’ve been looking to purchase a vacation or retirement home in Florida, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. The bid deadline is Thursday, May 1, 2008.
For more information and to register to participate in the online auction, go to www.FRE.com/206G7.