We need to all start enjoying life again!

Hi Guys

I was watching ‘call the midwife’ yesterday, and though I wasn’t born to that era (though my wife would probably disagree) it did make me think and realise that we seem to have spent the last 50 years complicating our lives and become increasingly discontented to the point whereby nothings is ever enough.

We seem to spend so much of our time unhappy with something

• The size of our house
• The standard of car
• The size of the Television
• The holiday destination
• The fact we haven’t got the latest Iphone

Go back 50 years and warmth, a happy family and enough money to be ok was enough to breed contentment.

Simple pleasures were enough.

Now what does this have to do with darts?

Well, quite a lot. Go back 50 years and men played in the pub on an afternoon, they drank a few ales and unwound after work. They had a set of brass darts and stuck with that set, and if they wanted would enter the ‘pub competition’ or the News of the World trophy if they felt good enough.

If they hit a 180 they were thrilled and I imagine the majority of the games didn’t rival MVG vs Barney at the 2017 World Championship standard, but it didn’t matter, they had fun and they enjoyed it.

Now like with anything that involves a large impetus of money, it eventually becomes abit too serious it becomes professional and moves far and away from its origins.

Now this isn’t a bad thing per se and I’m all for progress, however not at the cost of our humanity.  I love a lot of what the PDC does and the standard is incredible, however I also love the BDO and everything that it stands for at grass roots level.

What I am trying to say is that we need to all stop worrying about things. If you are not a 100 average player so what? be a pub legend!

As I’ve said before you don’t have to be Phil Taylor to play and enjoy darts.  Go as far as you can at the pub and if that’s your level, embrace it. Don’t become disillusioned and stop.

Not everyone can be world champion (look how few there’s been). If you lose, okay it’s not fun, but accept it and move on! It’s a privilege to be able to play as many would like to but cant. Don’t go home furious and angry, reliving every shot and scouring darts shops online at 3am looking for that next set that will turn you from a 45ave to MVG for your next match!

Darts is one of the great institutions and should be enjoyed at all levels.

We also need to get away as a society from all the negativity and discontentment that technology and sometimes its increased awareness brings.  We can certainly embrace it but at the same time not let it rule our life.

we as a society need to get back to enjoying what we have and enjoying life and not spending what little time we have/had wishing we had more.

At the end of the day this isn’t a dress rehearsal, this is it!  Stop worrying about what the guy/girl next door has and about stuff you can’t change.

Love your friends, family and whatever you have, as if you have warmth, food and a roof over your head, (and a hobby - darts), you’ve got a lot more than most in this world (past and present)!

Take Care

Luke