Tiger Woods Is Still In The Woods

Tiger Woods today finally spoke after weeks of speculation, here-say and rumor. Most of what we already know was confirmed and his public confession, regardless of what we might think, is a part of his healing process. However, he still doesn't get it. In his statement he says, "I actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it in recent years. Buddhism teaches that a craving for things outside ourselves causes an unhappy and pointless search for security. It teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously, I lost track of what I was taught." Whatever therapy that he is getting, and I am glad that he is seeking help, it obviously doesn't care what ones "higher power" is. When someone drifts away from their core beliefs and their "spiritual" center - disaster is inevitable. But has Tiger ever stopped to think that his beliefs and spirituality are the very things that led him astray. The purp