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The dictionary defines
courage
as the quality of
mind that enables one to encounter difficulties
and danger with firmness or without fear.
When life takes a turn for the worse, how do
you handle it? Do you give up on the things
you love, or make adjustments to return to a
normal life?
Courage is about not accepting the label
of “disabled”. Things may have changed,
physically or mentally, but it’s what you do
after the changes in your life happen that are
important.
Physically or mentally challenged means
that you work with what you have to enjoy
everything life has to offer.
Courage
means
let’s get to it, I’m not giving up.
What would you do if one day you could no
longer play golf? Would you just give up or
would you seek ways in which you could adapt?
Courage is knowing that you have limits, but
finding ways to push those limits to the edge
or somehow break through them. Medical
technology and advanced teaching methods
can help nearly everyone enjoy the game of
golf. It’s left totally up to the individual to
follow his path and find the accommodations
that can be used to become involved.
Several articles have been published about
physically and mentally challenged golfers.
Many have lost limbs due to a traumatic
accident, veterans returning from war, or
health reasons. Some are wheelchair bound
from an accident or birth and yet others have
mental challenges such as autism. The good
news is that many of these courageous people
are playing golf.
They have taken up the challenge and have
found ways to either start playing or resume
playing. I have even had the pleasure of
playing with a man who had one arm and he
cleaned my clock.
Courage is the ability to deal with adversity
without allowing fear and doubt to get in
the way. Physically and mentally challenged
golfers, who still find a way to get back into
the game, are prime examples.
Golf IS For Everyone,
find the Courage and a
golf course near you.
The most important shot in golf is the
next
one. What will you do next?
Courage and Golf
By:
Dave Rallis
NWO Golf Links