Tiger Woods – Soul or Sole Purpose?

To begin with total honestly, I play golf only on my Wii.  I don’t pretend to know a thing about it, and watching it to me is like watching grass grow.  But Tiger Woods fascinates me, because of all the golfers I’ve ever known of, I see such an amazing focus in him.  His complete surrender into his game, paired with his awesome talent, makes Tiger Woods one of the game’s greatest players.  I’d love to have a cup of coffee with Mr.Woods, and if I did here are the questions I would ask:

1. You are so committed to your sport, in such a disciplined, focused way, that it is literally visible in and around you, at least to me.  How did you come to grow such a great ability to focus?
2. When you are playing golf, it seems to me that each moment of the game is your sole purpose for being.  Focusing only on what you are about in that moment, giving it your sole attention and purpose, puts you into a space of heightened awareness that gives you an edge.  Would you agree?
3. When we know our soul purpose, we have the ability to step into that purpose with great energy and even love.  We feel a passion for what we do, and an ability to surrender to the flow.  It’s as if our soul takes over and runs things, is the driver (no pun intended, Tiger) until we step out to do something else.  What do you think about golf being your soul’s purpose?
4. When we surrender to our soul’s purpose, everything in our life comes into alignment to support what we have dedicated ourselves to.  I believe that healing from your surgery as well as you did, and coming back so strongly, is connected to your living in your purpose.  Instead of the surgery and your recuperation being the story, it was only a sidebar, a support to your main story of being one of the world’s greatest golfers, ever.  Your deeper focus was getting back to playing, and recuperation was just a part of staying in the game.  Do you see it that way, too?

Amazing things happen when we have the discipline and focus to follow through, to practice with sole purpose, and to let our work flow from our own soul’s purpose.  Mine isn’t golf, and probably yours isn’t, either.  But we both do have a soul purpose, and we can be just as great as Tiger Woods if we are dedicated and committed, like him.

(c)  Sue Painter