Food, Music, And Laughter

Greetings Golfers,

Aloha!

No … I’m not in Hawaii … I’m in wintery Minnesota … but I feel great. Maybe not great … but not like I’m going to die. So in comparison - I feel great! And happy! And grateful.

When I was so sick, I didn’t want to eat, or play music, or laugh. Isn’t that death? We can’t live without those things. Well, at least I can’t.

The laughing thing really matters. Life is not a joke. Life is serious. However, not EVERYTHING needs to be taken seriously.

Serious things need to be taken seriously. We all need to figure out our priorities and take them seriously. But taking everything seriously is crazy. Definitely not funny. Crazy. 

Stuff goes wrong all the time. But, it’s not the end of the world. Nuclear war is the end of the world. Someone screwing up your order at a restaurant is not the end of the world. Laugh about it. Unless you want to join the millions who should be in mental institutions because they take everything too seriously.

What I miss most about the course not being open, is the constant laughter. I’ll be up in my office and hear the staff in the Pub laughing with golfers or just with each other. Or in the other office I hear Kathy and Kelly and Ketti laughing it up. (Which they do all day). I complain to people that I have to deal with the KKK  (obviously their initials). Some people take that seriously and get mad. Really???

Hey, the Klan hated Catholics. I’m Catholic. I can laugh at myself. If we can’t laugh at ourselves … we’re over the edge. 

Ever play golf with people who can’t laugh at their bad shots? And … they really enjoy laughing at your bad shots? They’re fun to be with.

It has been said that nothing so lays bare a person’s soul as their laugh. I agree. And not just their laugh … but what they laugh at.

Can’t wait to open the golf course. Can’t wait to be fully healed. Can’t wait for nice, warm, Spring weather.

But what I really can’t wait for … is the laughter throughout the clubhouse and golf course.

Cheers!
 

Tom Abts
GM/Head PGA Professional
tabts@deerrungolf.com