Month: June 2021

Hope in our Hearts on Golf’s Fairway

June 29, 2021 0 2 yrs

We all arrive at the course with a liberal dose of hope in the kitty. Hope in our heart on golf’s fairway buzzes within us. This round of golf could be the one. The one that defines us as good golfers. The round where we […]

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June 28, 2021 0 2 yrs

English Wins Titanic Tussle at the Travelers

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June 21, 2021 0 2 yrs

Classic Final Day at the US Open

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June 18, 2021 0 2 yrs

P Plate Warning from Bryson DeChambeau to Other Drivers

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June 13, 2021 0 2 yrs

Garrick Higgo Holds Up to Win at Congaree

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June 9, 2021 0 2 yrs

Why You Are Such a Crap Golfer

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June 9, 2021 3 2 yrs

Golf’s Pantheon of Golfing Gods

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June 8, 2021 0 2 yrs

The Carlton Curse: John Elliott’s Legacy

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June 8, 2021 0 2 yrs

COVID Claims Rahm & Cantlay Cashes In At Memorial

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June 4, 2021 0 2 yrs

Cam Smith Is the Best Australian Golfer

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June 9, 2021 2 yrs

Golf’s Pantheon of Golfing Gods

Every age has its own heroes and iconic players. Most recently Tiger Woods has bestridden the golfing arena like some Goliath in Nike golf shoes and apparel. His many wins in major tournaments are fast becoming legendary. Time, of course, waits for no man or […]

Culture

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July 2, 2021 2 yrs

Jason Day Says, “Putting is the Sun in His Golfing Universe”

In an interview at the Rocket Classic in Detroit Jason Day says, “putting is the sun in his golfing universe”, or words to that effect. Day who is renowned for his silky-smooth putting stroke, when he is on song, was referencing the importance of putting […]

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The Stoic Golfer: Finding Inner Peace & Focus On The Fairway By Robert Sudha Hamilton

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February 7, 2023 10 mths

The Stoic Golfer: Finding Inner Peace & Focus On The Fairway

The game of golf has long been associated with the pursuit of excellence, both physically and mentally. Whether you are an avid golfer, a weekend player, or simply a fan of the sport, you understand the importance of a strong, focused mind on the course. This is why the principles of Stoicism, the ancient philosophy that emphasizes the development of inner peace and resilience, are so applicable to golf.
In “The Stoic Golfer: Finding Inner Peace & Focus On The Fairways,” I explore the intersection of these two seemingly disparate worlds and offer a new perspective on how to approach the game of golf with a Stoic mindset.

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Stoic Golfer TIP OF THE DAY

Tip No 1

Turn your focus around 180 degrees from out there to within. The answers to your quest for happiness will not be found out there, rather it will revealed by seeking within. Marcus Aurelius tells us In his book, "Meditations," - live in harmony with the universe by following the principles of wisdom, justice, courage, and moderation, and by using reason to guide your thoughts and actions. Marcus reflects on the Stoic principles and provides guidance on how to live a virtuous and fulfilling life. He writes about the importance of accepting what is beyond our control, cultivating inner peace, and performing our duties in life with integrity and wisdom.

Stop looking for short cuts and hacks in everything – the whole concept of giving less and expecting more is wrong. You are not gaming the system by this approach you are gaming yourself and your own integrity.

Wisdom from The Stoic Golfer: Finding Inner Peace & Focus on the Fairway by Robert Sudha Hamilton

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Episode 10: The Bedroom: Sleep & Sex - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

The bedroom is home to our inner prince or princess of the underworld. Here we find the nascent and sensitive self who passes back and forth between our states of consciousness. The most famous bedroom princess is Persephone, Demeter’s daughter, who was snaffled by Haides, god of the underworld, whilst playing in a flowering meadow and taken to his dark kingdom where she ate pomegranate seeds and thus was condemned to remain there for the most part of each year. To eat of the fruit of love with the dark lord and to consume his seed, would be my reading of the situation. Persephone becomes the goddess of spring, as it is then that she is able to return to the world above, and so she brings new life back from the inchoate darkness of the unknown. A very apt metaphor for our own unconscious realms and the role it plays in our own lives and especially in our creative dimensions.Our bedroom is fundamentally a place, which contains a bed, and where we go to sleep. It is a portal between worlds, of the conscious and the unconscious. It is our temple of sleep, where we go, after our day’s labour and nightly feast, to lie prostrate upon a flat couch and quietly beseech the god of the underworld to come and take us to his realm. It is interesting to examine the bedroom in these terms, to see its function in light of the split between these states of being. I think that we would all agree that we rescind our autonomy when we go to sleep, and our consciousness is removed into the ocean like world of dreams. We no longer have the illusion of being totally in control of our lives and destinies. House Therapy - Discover More of you at home?Robert Sudha Hamilton