“The most powerful information is an image, a picture. A good picture produces feel and feel produces trust.”

“Do you see the progression?”  he said “First you must see; second , you feel; third you trust.”

I am reading the first book my young golfer friend and Pilates student has recommended to me.  I instantly connect with this afternoon’s hour at the driving range, I easily draw up the image of a light green, level patch in the range some 270+ yards out and my last power fade that was driven to that landing. My memory runs forward into fantasy, now on the first tee at National with Nathan for the first time since acquiring new driver technology and a new feel at the range. I see a similar patch down the first fairway and drive a power fade into the image. I am excited inside and Nate chuckles and expresses approval.

And I respond…  As a high school senior playing basketball, the most searing image I have from that season some 34 years ago is a jump shot I took from the baseline at St. Mary’s. It was in flow, prefect rhythm and classic gooseneck follow through, and as it swooshed through the net I was SURPRISED that it went in. Twenty year late I was playing in a 3 v 3 tournament, one of the two over-the-hill teams competing against the young guns. It was the in the quarterfinals, in a close battle at a moment when we needed a score. I took my player off the dribble then pulled up for a fade away 3 pointer, I never thought is wasn’t going in, it was Jordanesque. As it swooshed through the net the young opponents were in disbelief, the wind cut from their sails. The only difference between these two shots in my life was the trust.

As this fantasy in my head is playing out an acid jazz tune has come on my ipod shuffle…

“Believe in yourself, your convictions will guide you. Challenge your fears; realize dreams inside you. This is the right time to find inspiration, open your heart build a spiritual foundation. Changes come with time; changes always come in time, you got to keep your stride, got to elevate your mind. Elevate your love, keep rising above; changes always come in time, got to elevate your mind….. Open your mind there is a world deep with in you. You can achieve if you keep on believing. Challenge your fears cuz this is the right time: Trust in yourself don’t give up the fight now. Changes come with time, you got to keep your stride.

Wow, that was a weird synchronicity.