Oh My. I was instructed that a really effective blogger blogs
2 – 3 times a week – without fail – in order to keep her readers’ attention. Well,
I failed last month! Kevin and I traveled to Patagonia, AZ for our annual
winter trek and well, I got distracted; distracted by: the beauty of the
landscape, the quirky candor of the people, the flora & fauna, the warmth of the desert sun, the multitude of
hiking trails, the translucent sunsets and – sometimes – the abundance of
tequila at every table. With only 18 miles separating Patagonia from Nogales,
Mexico, going with the flow is simply a part of the culture. And of course, I
approve! I’ve always subscribed to the adage, “when in Rome…”; it’s healthy –
don’t you agree?
How does all this relate to the Dharma of Tennis? You may
ask. Well, it does in an abstract sort of way. Dharma means “right practice.”
While navigating this new environment, I found myself impatient with the act of
blogging and thus began hurrying through the process. This doesn’t translate to “right practice” in
my book; I want my blog to be consistently thoughtful. I want to put my heart
and soul into it and I wasn’t doing so. So I simply set the blog aside for the
remainder of the month – content with the knowledge that when we returned home,
I’d return to my usual attentiveness. And,
rested and renewed, I have. So… stay tuned for principles 5 and 6 –“Entrain” and
“Namaste” – beginning again in the next couple of days. I look forward to
connecting again and I know you’ll enjoy these upcoming Dharma of Tennis tenets.
And, as always – if you’d like to be done with my slight
inconsistency in posting, just download the whole thing NOW for a measly $1.69
from Amazon. Click on http://www.amazon.com/The-Dharma-Tennis-Judi-Beck-ebook/dp/B00E0QFLA4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394678932&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Dharma+of+Tennis
and get busy!
Namaste, dear readers.
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