I wish you all a Magic Holiday and an even more Magic 2009. What an exiting time we live in, plenty of opportunities and time to reflect what is real important in life.

My year has been filled with adventures playing the extreme golf courses in 4 continents It sure has been an amazing journey that might turn into a book one day. Little did I know a year ago when I found the book Extreme Golf how deep this journey has been and still is.
Yes it is a GOLF challenge, however that is the icing on the cake.

To face all kinds of challenges. For me the most challenging has been not having any real contact with people. It did not matter how “open” and friendly I was, most people answered my questions and that was it, no further invitation or any sharing.

I am a social butterfly so my ego was very disturbed and I felt very alone many times. That is when the opportunity to grow comes in and I grow ,not lengths och widths wise, but my understanding and my tolerance and my patience and my humor and my oh well and my compassion and my curiosity and my appreciations for what I have and what I am doing.

The determination in me is strong To me determination comes when there is deep passion for something. I wish for you all to find something that you are passionate about and the determination to explore it will follow, if it does not ,your passion is not strong enough, that’s my take on it anyway!

My goal is still to raise $100.000 to The Pattaya Children s fund, any contribution is welcome, just click on donate and it will all go to the Children in the orphanage.

Love, Golf and Laugh

Anna-Lena talk with you 2009

The weather did not allow me to get to Death Valley. The roads were closed due to snow! It is winter in California,well some places more than others.In Ventura where I live it is today the 18th of December clear weather, blue sky, however the temperature is in the low 60th.I like it ,still warm enough to not have to have a very warm coat on,but cold enough so the feeling of winter is there!

It is December 17th and I am planning the number 6 in the Awesome Eight Golf Challenge, Furnace Creek Golf Course, the lowest golf course in the world. I have two friends coming with me Tom and Morgan, this will be extreme, the weather is not all that good and I am following the weather radar and map.It is snowing down to 2000 feet and it is cold. The temperature on the course is around 5o F so burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr the warm clothing are packed. It will as all my trips be a real adventure, now though I will share it with friends in the moment!

It has been a while since I talked to you and to let you know I have been busy with my yoga clients and also my new challenge, flying the trapeze. Everything to get me going and experience new sides of me and to push through fear.

I will soon let you know how our trip went!
Love, Golf and Laugh
Anna-Lena