Comments on: golf. it’s good. in a lemon plaid kinda way

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:14:17 +0000

I go to Moore Park driving range too..i love the challenege of constantly trying to perfect my swing..i’ve been on a hobbies rampage most of my teenage life and plan to continue..snowboarding, golf, scuba diving, surfing, photography, swedish..the list goes on..i definitely agree that guys with hobbies are far more interesting..that gives him something fun to teach you in a relationship..keep things interesting!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:29:26 +0000

Envious of where you’ve ridden! Some amazing places.

By: Greg - LiveItWithLess

Greg - LiveItWithLess — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:50:58 +0000

Golf is a fantastic hobby. You are right, it is insanely satisfying when you are in the “now” focusing on a little white ball with not a care in the world.

By: jo - livingsavvy

jo - livingsavvy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:52:15 +0000

Good morning Sarah,

I enjoy reading your column in the Sunday Herald Life magazine. You have a mix of observation, reflection and practical tips…great blend.

Fantastci that I now have the opportunity to comment on your column and with your ideas through your blog.

On the 20th September you wrote about how you took counsel from a bunch of nice relaxed 22 year old blokes.

You commented that in their world it was uncool to be stressed! I really connected with that way of living (although in reality some days are harder to live that way!) .

Sometime ago I decided to banish (ok- minimise) the use of the word stress and busy from my life. I decided to live savvy…living a life that is full and filling not busy and stressed. It was liberating. When I hear the word busy I think of doing a lot without achieving much.

When people ask me how was your day? I usually answer full and filling. These are the days that are satisfying, focused on my needs and meeting the responsibilities of the life roles I have chosen for myself (mother, partner, business owner, student, friend, daughter, sister).

Sarah, have you noticed that people will ask the question and prompt you with the answer…”How are things, busy?”

You asked in your column if the rest of us can learn from this Zen outlook to change our lookout on life.

I believe that we can by finetuning how we look at our world, changing the words that we use and getting very clear on what is important to us and making sure that our choices align with what we value and believe in.

By: Margie

Margie — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:20:44 +0000

Hi Sarah, love your column in Sunday life and the new blog as well. It’s a sweet, zen space to come to on a dreary Monday morning.

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:10:52 +0000

I’ve always wanted to get golf lessons. My dad and grandmother were good golfers, I’m hoping some of it is genetic…

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:03:51 +0000

Hey Sarah, I’ve been reading your columns for a while now and love your blog, you have such a great, natural “voice” when you write, I look forward to a more regular fix of your thoughts!
Re: hobbies, I used to mountain bike until bad fall and a breakup with my then husband/mountain bike riding companion saw my mountain bike relegated to cobweb gathering duties, but golf, aah, golf, now I have stumbled into a sport where (finally) I’m not ridiculously bad at it and more importantly, it justifies a whole new extension of the wardrobe (think Kirsty Hinz/Clark and Sportscraft). For me and my now new husband, we have parked golf in the “we’ll play that when the kids have got older” hobby category (there are many of these) and still continue to beat our bodies into submission and with running and mountain biking (him!) . Still it’s nice to know there is a more sedate future hobby to look forward to in our golden years.

By: brad

brad — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:05:12 +0000

Hi Sarah great blog post mate !!

-B

By: tommy

tommy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:26:42 +0000

livin in the moment is the best way to go about life because how else will u be able to truly enjoy it