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Don't sweat the little stuff!

Here it is 5:30 AM on Thursday morning, and while I slept better last night than I do most Wednesday nights, I still did not sleep well. I couldn't help but continue to dwell on my poor play of the last 3 holes in my golf game yesterday.

And to top it off this morning, I discovered that my gross score was posted as a 96 (I'm in the "B" Flight), instead of the 95 I actually shot. Now I'm not sure if the score was just entered incorrectly, or if I actually signed for a 96. I will have to verify that today.

I don't think that one stroke will make a whole lot of difference though. Even at 8 strokes off the pace (net), unless I shoot lights out today, I don't have much of a chance.  One good thing is I didn't sign for a 94, in which case I would have been disqualified.  I will be more careful next time.

Still I'm disappointed, but I shouldn't be. It's not like this is some renowned tournament. The entry fee was only $150 for 3 rounds of golf, which included a really nice golf shirt. I feel like I've already got my money's worth, and maybe I'm even a little ahead. And the maximum winnings for first place is only a $150 gift certificate plus a trophy, which last years was a wine carafe. To be honest, I was actually more proud of the trophy than the money.

So really I should be happy with the fact I'm still able to play golf, and do all the other things I enjoy doing, rather than dwelling on the negative constantly, or as I once heard someone else say, "sweating the little stuff."

What I don't understand is why that is so much easier said than done?
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