Inner Peace

On sale today....... "Inner Peace"! How much are you willing to spend? $100 bucks? How about 20 minutes a day for a whole year? For true "Inner Peace" would you trade your life savings, your reputation or your spouse? (Ummm, Tiger that was directed at you)This weekend Phil "Lefty" Mickelson won the 2010 Masters Tournament. And even if you prefer Reality TV over golf on your TV, this year's Masters was true Reality TV! For those of you that might not know that much about the professional golfing world, The Masters is one of the oldest and most highly regarded professional golf tournaments that a professional golfer can participate in. It is steeped in tradition and history and always played at the visually stunning Augusta National Golf Course resting in the warm and hospitable eastern edge of Georgia. Since the introduction of The Masters Tournament back in 1934 never before has a 16 year old participated in such an event. Until 2010! Matteo Manassero is the teen from Italy that competes and acts like the big boys instead of flashing a Ritalin induced Kool-Aid smile on American Idol whining "vote for me, vote for me". Not only that but 3 other teenagers participated as well. Well done kids, just keep it in your pants and we'll see you next year. However the sports media soap opera outlet known as ESPN couldn't get enough Tiger has Wood. Every chance CBS and ESPN (showing highlights) had, they splashed Tiger and his famous red shirt up on your TV screen. (Hey when you see bright red on an animal doesn't it usually mean poisonous, danger, stay back?)Nike had the "balls" to release a "new" Tiger commercial further shining the spotlight on the poor sex addicted athlete that we all admire. (insert canned laughter) I can't blame Nike one bit. After all, their target audience is the young and naive twenty somethings of the world with the most disposable income of any age demographic. So why not prop Tiger up? After all wasn't it all the young naive twenty somethings that said" Who cares if Tiger cheated on his wife? Leave him alone! Everyone does it! I'd do it too if I were him!" I know that's what 99% of you told me the day he was caught and exposed for cheating on his wife! Ahhh but Karma is a sweet kick in the pants! "Lefty" the man whose endearing wife was diagnosed with severe breast cancer last year, the man that always came in second to Tiger, the one that usually chokes under pressure....... he triumphed and was victorious. It's amazingly eyeopening to compare the two side by side. Did you know that Phil Mickelson successfully hit two shots in between two different sets of trees? When asked during the exciting post round interviews, "how did you do it?" Phil said with a smile "I just told myself to trust my swing." When asked about the mysterious pine needle that fell from the sky and actually derailed one of Phil's putts, Phil laughed and said" sometimes you gotta wonder if someone up there is out to get you." But all the while laughing it off. After his historic victory Phil was all smiles and calmly stated "It's been quite a year, it's just so great to have my family here to share this moment with, it all worked out." Tiger has Wood on the other hand pouted and scowled. When he hit a bad shot he didn't smile or laugh anything off. And during his post round rant he selfishly mumbled, "I came here to win, I hit some bad shots, I am going to take some time off." I,I,I, it's all about you isn't it Tiger? Quite the contrast between Phil and Tiger. One overcomes adversity with a smile and wins! The other hits a few bumps in the road, comes in 4 th place, pouts and quits. I'd say that Lefty was rewarded with many things on Sunday. The famed Green Jacket, a sweet kiss from his nearly cancer free wife and the respect and admiration of many. All of this should deliver inner peace. But I think he had inner peace before all this and that's why he came thru victorious!

Augusta National is never neglected, they don't let it go until it's covered in weeds and then cry for help. They maintain it daily. And if they were to cheat, neglect, pout and ......quit, I guarantee The Masters would be moved to another more deserving course. Augusta National would lose millions in revenue and it's glory would soon fade away. Too bad that won't happen to Tiger. Well actually I wish him well and hope his marriage makes it to the end. Ahhh Inner Peace