All men who enjoy golf need to take time to play golf each week
throughout the summer. I'm convinced of it. As the wife of a
very busy husband and as a family therapist, I am convinced that
all men need the break and the relaxation that comes from
playing a round of nine or eighteen holes of golf.
When I was first married I would get frustrated about my
husband's sheer excitement about golf as each spring turned to
summer. I would give him a hard time about buying a membership
to a local golf club and I would even try guilting him out of
playing as often as I could. I didn't realize until many years
later just how important it was for me to let my husband enjoy
his times of golf with other men.
I've come to realize
that my husbands life at work is busy and stressful and that
playing golf is one of his favorite ways to relax and to enjoy
time with his guy friends. I am no longer threatened that he
isn't dying to get home at the end of each day. Instead, I see
that golf is not the enemy of our family but actually a friend
since it allows our husband and father to come home relaxed and
refreshed and ready to pour more into our family.
If you
are a man, then I suggest you get to the nearest golf course and
sign up for a summer pass. If you are a woman who has been
hesitant to allow your man to golf, then change your mind and
buy a summer pass for the guy you love. We all need times away
from the stresses of home and work just to release some energy
and to have fun. Golf is the perfect way for men (and some
women) to do just that.
I think it is important that men
take time to golf with other men at least one time per week.
Obviously, if we have a man that wants to golf six out of every
seven nights in the summer then there is probably an issue to
talk about. Men cannot use golf as an excuse to never be home
with their families, but it can be a great way for them to get
away and to refresh themselves for the stresses of family life
and for time in the office.
Men, grab a friend or two and get to a golf course soon. See
how much fun you will have and how much stress you will release
on the course. You'll be so glad that you have the time to golf
that when it comes time to go home you'll have energy and desire
to spend time with the family.
About the Author:
Belina Storrey is a marriage counselor that looks for ways to
keep the family strong. She believes that
golf can
be one of a man's best ways to unwind during the summer months.
See www.golfgroup.info for more on golf.
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